2007-12-12 14:01:10 · 8 answers · asked by Fatima G 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Last summer I read a book called "Diplomacy" by Henry Kissinger. It states that the success or failure of a state (or in this case a war) can only be determine by the short and long term result. The crusades created a unity in Europe (in a time when constant wars were waged among the European states), created new trade routes, and more importantly, evolution warfare and state responsibilities.
2007-12-12 14:17:13 · answer #1 · answered by Rob 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Western contact with the East brought Western Europeans out of the Dark Ages and into the Middle Ages, or the Enlightenment, if you will.
Before its contact with the East, the West had very little first-hand knowledge of Antiquity. Because of the Crusades, men came back home with knowledge.
Hence, we see thinkers like Thomas Aquinas and Dante Alighieri in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries attempting to reconcile Christian faith with reason and philosophy.
From this the Middle Ages eventually gave way to the Renaissance and more 'modern' thought.
2007-12-12 22:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by Barry G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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 Halliburton corporation. A contemporary equivalent of the Knights of Malta, (Knights Hospitaller), is the Blackwater security agency.
2007-12-15 12:33:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Roman Empire began to decline, and they were susceptible to barbarian attacks. These were free-for-alls. With the Crusades, there were limitations placed on when and who could fight/be killed. (according to the Pope)
So, although the Crusades may sound like senseless killing over religion nowadays, it actually regulated/sanitized the killing during the Medieval period. It also help "tame" some of the barbarians.
2007-12-12 22:12:40 · answer #4 · answered by deirdrezz 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure the crusades can be called a success at all, unless the point was to foster ill-will between whites and Arabs. If that was the point, they were a great success.
2007-12-12 22:04:18 · answer #5 · answered by MamaBear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They moved history along. The crusades made the Catholic Church incredibly wealthy. It was with this wealth that they were able to pay for many of the artists that started the Renissance.
2007-12-12 22:06:42 · answer #6 · answered by doglover12789 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thanks to the Crusades, we have wonderful films such as Monty Python and the Holy Grail
2007-12-12 22:12:10 · answer #7 · answered by Chris L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They can not!!!
2007-12-12 22:04:02 · answer #8 · answered by bettys5incali 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋