Can anyone sum up the crusades in 3-5 sentences?

Question

seriously, is it possible???

Answer 1

The crusades were a series of misguided military misadventures in the Holy Land between the forces of the West aka Christianity who were determined to wrestle Jerusalem & as much of the surrounding region from the control of Moslems. The Crusades began as a 'Glorious Idea,' to plant Western aka Christian Values & Style of Government in the Mideast and served to give employment to thousands of men & a few women, The Crusades blundered to a few early successes for The West before they became bogged down in a mess that continued to get the blessings of 'The High Pontif' while it drained the coffers & treasuries of The West, an odd parlell to the reality in the Mideast circa 2007. Eventually the West was forced to leave the Holy Land in Moslem Hands until another era arrived.

Peace.........................

Answer 2

The Crusades were begun at the Council of Clermont in November 1095, preached by Urban II. The professed intention of the Crusades was to reclaim the Holy places for Christ. The Crusade of 1099 was successful for the west, though the victors slaughtered Christians, Muslims and Jews when they finally entered Jerusalem. Most of the remaining Crusades in the Mideast were unsuccessful, as the Muslims retained control of the Holy places when it all ended in the 13th century. Their legacy was a resentment on the part of Muslims against Franks (anyone from the West) and an increased interest in Asiatic science and trade goods.

That's five sentences. I am attaching a link to Skip Knox's webpage on the Crusades..

Answer 3

The Crusades were a series of military actions taken against Muslim powers by Western Christian powers, between the 1090's and 1290's. What seems to be little known is that the Crusades were a retaliattory response. That's not to say it was wrong or right, only to say that these "Holy Wars" were initiated by armies on both sides out to conquer one another, not just the result of us bad ol' Christians.

Answer 4

Yes - it can be done in one:

A series of religiously inspired wars of aggression waged by Roman Catholic Europeans against other Europeans, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and middle-eastern Islamic states between the 11th and 14th centuries, the Crusades were characterized by battles between heavily armoured European knights and lightly armed opponents using skirmishing tactics, much political infighting, and the butchery of civilians of all religions in the name of the "Prince of Peace".

A little more detail in another two sentences:

The 4th Crusade sacked Constantinople, a Christian City, and most of the Nuns were raped and murdered. When Jerusalem fell its said that the"streets became rivers of blood" - as the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish populations (who shared the holy sites until then) were all butchered by the Crusaders.

Answer 5

Holy Cross Wars or" crusades "were fought between christian armies raised in Europe with Arabs to regain Jerusalem,between1099 and 1291 (for 192 years).
One Pope was responsible for exhorting European Kings for it.
It may be recalled that during 5th to 10th century, Europe was under '"the Dark Ages".
when creative activity and debates were
prohibited by a Papal Bull! The Arabs were making big strides militarily, educationally, socially and in scientific researches.Instead of competing with them, The supreme Pontiff stressed on the importance of gaining Jerusalem back! There too they did not succeed.
From this it follows, that the religious leadrs had been cunningly diverting the attention of the ordinary people to matters of faith when positive action was needed to settle scores!
Now when investigative writers are exposing the hollowness of things held out as sacred by the church,Christians emotions are whipped up agaisnt Muslims under the much adoed Islamophobia.

Answer 6

The Crusades were a series of military conflicts of a religious character waged by Christians during 1095–1291, most of which were sanctioned by the Pope in the name of Christendom.

Answer 7

The Crusades is the name given to a series of military expeditions, which spanned the eleventh to the thirteenth century, organized by western Christendom to recover the holy land of Palestine from the Muslims.

Answer 8

Arthurian legend is the fictional origin of England.

The Knights Templar lost the Holy Land to Saladin of Egypt in a series of battles, and were burned on crosses by the pope.

A contemporary equivalent of the Knights Templar is the Haliburton corporation.

A contemporary equivalent of the Knights of Malta, (Knights Hospitaller), is the Blackwater security agency.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

2 different armies with 2 different beliefs,both full of religious loonies,murdering each other and anyone else who got in their way.