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The 1st Crusade

Urbans speech inflamed the Christians as he noted how the Christians in the East were being killed and tortured at the hands of no...

Examining the First Crusade

the "infidels" in the Holy Land. The bad feeling engendered by these medieval exploits continues to this day. Discussion This pap...

Religious Pilgrimages, Architecture, and Art

the numbers of pilgrims on the roads (Petersen, 2005). These churches were characterized by "thick heavy walls which support sto...

Defining "Crusade" And "Jihad"

The concept of Jihad has long been at the forefront of controversy in its indignation toward government and strong-arm tactics. O...

Can the Crusades be Justified?

Christian princes in Europe to go on a crusade to rescue the Holy Land from the Turks" (The Christian Crusades 1095-1291). This au...

1095 Speech of Pope Urban II and its Relevance

leader promises something as glorious as eternal life, it is likely that there will be followers. Of course, it is also true that ...

Comparing Two Articles Regarding Africa and the AIDS Epidemic

population, but they are taking a hands-on approach to fighting "against the scourge" (Bayingana). According to Dr. Agnes Binagwa...

Communities of Violence by David Nirenberg

the Shepherds Crusade, as Nirenberg posits that this was, indeed, the case, that is, that the poor people who enacted the violence...

Canadian Environmental Conservation and Aboriginal Involvement

from the mountain. Since that time FOCS have taken a variety of initiatives to try and inform the public as to the environmental i...

Impact of Islam on the Pre Crusades Christian Islam

conception of the medieval period is that the Catholic Church was a lone beacon of light, preserving ancient knowledge until such ...

Historical Evaluation Death in the Venetian Quarter A Medieval Mystery by Alan Gordon

Constantinople during end of the Fourth Crusade. Theophilos the Jester, or Feste the Fool as his performing name, is placed in the...

Middle East Imperialism

non Egyptians, known as the Semitic Kings, named Hyksos, meaning princes of the foreign lands (Thornton, 2003). They had come down...

Causes and Consequences of the Crusades

among the nobility of northern Europe. From the Muslim perspective, the appearance of Christian crusaders in their lands was a per...

PE and the Effects of the Renaissance

the way people understood the workings of their bodies and the ways in which science was able to respond to issues such as illness...

First Crusade Influence of Popes Urban II and Gregory II

Idea of Crusading, The First Crusaders, 1095-1131, and The Oxford History of the Crusades. In page 49 of The First Crusaders, Ril...

Constantinople and the Crusades

crusades1.htm). It was here that they had their first real contact with Constantinople. "The Emperor of Constantinople came to the...

Goals of the Crusades and Their Impact

For hundreds of years pilgrims from Western Europe had been journeying to the Holy Land, Palestine, where Jesus Christ had lived a...

Crusades and the Impact of the Jihad

In ten pages this paper discusses how the Jihad influenced the Crusades and their outcome. Ten sources are cited in the bibliogra...

Media Law and People v. Larry Flynt Film

around the Supreme Court Case of Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt. A few months prior to Hustlers magazine interpretation of the prin...

Spanish Theologian and Historian Bartolome de las Casas

In a paper consisting of 6 pages de las Casas' involvement in the Americas' Spanish colonization is examined along with his crusad...

Middle East History

In ten pages the Middle East's history answers basic questions of relevance and considers issues associated with Safavid, the Otto...

Alice Walker's Crusade Against Female Genital Mutilation

This paper examines the crusade against female genital mutilation. The author cites Alice Walker's book, Anything We Love Can Be ...

Intellect in the Renaissance of the Twelfth Century

people were gradually becoming restless in light of many realities. The conditions in Europe were not good, nor had they been for ...

English and French Governments

In six pages this paper discusses these countries' post Crusades rises to power in a consideration of aristocracy, feudalism, and ...

Literary and Artistic Cultural Changes Resulting from The Crusades

In fifteen pages this paper discusses how cultural changes from The Crusades were reflected in art and literature. Ten sources ar...

Antislavery Crusadeof Frederick Douglass

In five pages this paper examines Frederick Douglass' life and the incredible abolitionist crusade launched by this freed slave. ...

First through Fourth Crusades

force. We are given the impression that a militant Catholic Church went forth to force the gentle Muslim nations to accept Christi...

Third Crusade and the Role of Richard the Lionheart

In five pages this paper considers the life and Third Crusade role of Richard the Lionheart. There are 6 sources cited in the bib...

1st Crusade Overview

In five pages the origins of the First Crusade is discussed along with its implications also evaluated. Four sources are cited in...

Middle Ages to the 18th Century Power of Religion in England

this trait remains, the only factor that changes is the person or group of people who are attempting the control of the populace....