The Crusades

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses motivations, reasons and causative factors for the Crusades. The paper describes the seven crusades and their outcomes. The paper examines the view that the Crusades were a power-driven and imperialistic attempt to take over other regions under the guise of religion. The paper shows how the various Crusades had a profound effect on the social, cultural and political development of the world and were possibly the precursor to the era of European expansionism and eventual colonization.

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Abstract
Introduction
Motivations, Reasons and Causative Factors for the Crusades
Consequences of the Crusades
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The Crusades were an historical event that are often understood in conventional terms to have been a "fulfillment of a solemn vow, to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan tyranny." (Crusades) However the crusades from a contemporary point of view are often debated and seen from different perspectives. For example, the Crusades are also described as "...war-pilgrimages proclaimed by the Popes on Christ's behalf and waged for the recovery of Christian territory or people, or in their defense." ( Riley-Smith, J. 2000, p.20) The reasons and the underlying historical facets are complex and the historical significance of the various crusades has had a profound and complex effect on the modern world."

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