Salem on History | Crusades

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Series: Magill’s Guide to Military History
Categories: Religion, Ethics, Military History
Subcategories: Christianity, Christians, Churches, Wars, Battles, Crusades, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges, Catholic Church, Catholics, Islam, Muslims, Mosques
Curriculum: Italian History, German History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, French History, Eastern European History, Spanish/Portuguese History, Middle Eastern History
Geographical Location: Germany, France, Spain, Italy, Asia Minor, Baltic States, Syria, Palestine
Date: 1095-1272

Article abstract: At issue: Recovery of Christian religious sites in the Holy Land. Result: Dominance of Western culture over Islamic culture in Europe; beginning of European imperialism.

Background

The Crusades began in late 1095 as an attempt by medieval Europe to recover the holy shrines of Christianity that were located in Palestine, otherwise known as the Holy Land. At the time, these religious sites were under the control of Islamic Turks. In total, seven or eight major crusades (depending on the system of numbering) and several smaller ones were...

Salem on History | Crusades

At a glance:

Background

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