what were the causes and effects of the Crusades?

Question

causes?
effects?

Answer 1

Cause = Greed
Effect = Death

Answer 2

The main reason was to gain the holy land (Jerusalem), but there s more causes than that. For instance, the pope had said to the Christians that if they went on a crusade they would get free entry to heaven. Not only that, but if you were a peasant you would be freed from your slave labor if you went on a crusade. There s more causes but I can t go over them all. Result: thousands of dead Muslims and Christians so technically I d say neither side had victory

Answer 3

Hello. I took a class last semester called "History of the Crusades" and I remember a lot. I hope my input helps. Causes: Massacre of Christians by the Turks when they took Jerusalem in 1065 from the Saracens. Preaching of Peter the Hermit- He was commissioned by Pope Urban II to preach the Crusade. He preached how Christians were being massacred, holy sites being desecrated and that it was God's will to take back the Holy Land. As said in the popular battlecry: ""Dieu le volt! Dieu le volt!" That means "It is God's will. It is God's Will! (lol not that you need to know that but it may look good on your test. This next one is often overlooked: Emperor Alexius I's letter to Pope Gregory VII- The Byzantine Empire was being overrun by Muslims and Constantinople was being threatened. Alexius sent a letter to Gregory asking for military aid in fighting the Muslims. Gregory tried preaching the Crusade but he died before he could put it into action. It was Alexius' call for military support that really lit the fire that eventually grew into the Crusading era. Pope Urban II & the Council of Clermont- Urban called a council and was going to officially call a crusade. He painted a picture of evil Muslims defiling holy sites and Christians being massacred in large numbers. He said that when you take the crusading vow, you are joining Jesus in battle against the infidel. His preaching at Clermont really set off the Crusading era. Religious Fervor- People were typically extremely religious. The more pious you were, the better status you had with others. When the Crusades were called, people were jumping at the chance to show their piety and fight for God against the infidel Muslims. A spot was supposedly guaranteed, in heaven for everyone who died while on Crusade. Religious fervor played a massive role is causing and sustaining the Crusades. Effects: The whole concept of Holy War- The concept of holy war was not developed until the Crusades. This has had big consequences especially with the Islamic Jihad in the Middle East (Iraq and Afghanistan) The spread of culture- During their contact with the Muslims, the Christians started taking aspects of Muslim culture back to Europe including much technology. The east was very far ahead of europe in knowledge and technology. There was great intellectual development as a result of the Crusades. Wealth and Power of the Catholic Church- The Crusade resulted in papal power increasing. The church's wealth also skyrocketed.

Answer 4

Cause: The quest for wealth and power. Effect: The loss of 12 million lives killed in the name of God.

Answer 5

the cause: on the surface, and attempt to "cleanse" the holy land of the "infidels", maybe the starting cause... but only continued by man's bloodthirst.

the effect: the deaths of so many people, for no real cause

Answer 6

Cause - to save the holy land. Effect - They still hate us there.

Answer 7

cause-to get back land for angry criminal catholic drunks, and find trade routes for greedy merchants...effect-shaped the way we veiw them and they view us (badly)