In total, there were approximately 10 separate Crusades,
including one or two ‘Children’s Crusades’, which went particularly
badly. The arrangement of these Crusades was sufficiently confusing
enough for modern historians to disagree about how many Crusades
there were! Although organizing these expeditions naturally proved
very complicated, they all at least managed to arrive at their
intended destinations near Jerusalem–that is, all of them except
the 4th Crusade in 1202. Although their intention had been another
effort to take control of Jerusalem, the mission got sidetracked
and the wealthy Christian city of Constantinople was instead
sacked. To unravel this strange series of events, try to consider
the following questions before developing your explanation–although
you do not need to respond directly to them all.
Please provide your response to the following discussion
questions in 250-500 words. Then save the file as either .doc or
.docx format, and upload the document into the Upload Area for
Discussion 3: Please use double-spacing, and include a standard
header with your Name, Course, Assignment, and Date.
Was the disunity of European nations responsible for the
failures of the Crusades?
Do you think that religion was the primary reason for the
fight over Jerusalem…or did the Crusaders have other motivations?
How did the interests of the citizens of Constantinople
differ from those of the Crusaders?
Did they look forward to war with the non-Christian states
that surrounded them?
How could a successful Crusade possibly help the citizens of
Constantinople when they already held a dominant commercial role in
the region?
Where did the money come from to underwrite the Crusades and
how did the Church intend to benefit by supporting them?
How do conflicts between Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey
in modern times reflect events that occurred during the
Crusades?
In total, there were approximately 10 separate Crusades,
including one or two ‘Children’s Crusades’, which went particularly
badly. The arrangement of these Crusades was sufficiently confusing
enough for modern historians to disagree about how many Crusades
there were! Although organizing these expeditions naturally proved
very complicated, they all at least managed to arrive at their
intended destinations near Jerusalem–that is, all of them except
the 4th Crusade in 1202. Although their intention had been another
effort to take control of Jerusalem, the mission got sidetracked
and the wealthy Christian city of Constantinople was instead
sacked. To unravel this strange series of events, try to consider
the following questions before developing your explanation–although
you do not need to respond directly to them all.
Please provide your response to the following discussion
questions in 250-500 words. Then save the file as either .doc or
.docx format, and upload the document into the Upload Area for
Discussion 3: Please use double-spacing, and include a standard
header with your Name, Course, Assignment, and Date.
Was the disunity of European nations responsible for the
failures of the Crusades?
Do you think that religion was the primary reason for the
fight over Jerusalem…or did the Crusaders have other motivations?
How did the interests of the citizens of Constantinople
differ from those of the Crusaders?
Did they look forward to war with the non-Christian states
that surrounded them?
How could a successful Crusade possibly help the citizens of
Constantinople when they already held a dominant commercial role in
the region?
Where did the money come from to underwrite the Crusades and
how did the Church intend to benefit by supporting them?
How do conflicts between Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey
in modern times reflect events that occurred during the
Crusades?
In total, there were approximately 10 separate Crusades,
including one or two ‘Children’s Crusades’, which went particularly
badly. The arrangement of these Crusades was sufficiently confusing
enough for modern historians to disagree about how many Crusades
there were! Although organizing these expeditions naturally proved
very complicated, they all at least managed to arrive at their
intended destinations near Jerusalem–that is, all of them except
the 4th Crusade in 1202. Although their intention had been another
effort to take control of Jerusalem, the mission got sidetracked
and the wealthy Christian city of Constantinople was instead
sacked. To unravel this strange series of events, try to consider
the following questions before developing your explanation–although
you do not need to respond directly to them all.
Please provide your response to the following discussion
questions in 250-500 words. Then save the file as either .doc or
.docx format, and upload the document into the Upload Area for
Discussion 3: Please use double-spacing, and include a standard
header with your Name, Course, Assignment, and Date.
Was the disunity of European nations responsible for the
failures of the Crusades?
Do you think that religion was the primary reason for the
fight over Jerusalem…or did the Crusaders have other motivations?
How did the interests of the citizens of Constantinople
differ from those of the Crusaders?
Did they look forward to war with the non-Christian states
that surrounded them?
How could a successful Crusade possibly help the citizens of
Constantinople when they already held a dominant commercial role in
the region?
Where did the money come from to underwrite the Crusades and
how did the Church intend to benefit by supporting them?
How do conflicts between Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey
in modern times reflect events that occurred during the
Crusades?
In total, there were approximately 10 separate Crusades,
including one or two ‘Children’s Crusades’, which went particularly
badly. The arrangement of these Crusades was sufficiently confusing
enough for modern historians to disagree about how many Crusades
there were! Although organizing these expeditions naturally proved
very complicated, they all at least managed to arrive at their
intended destinations near Jerusalem–that is, all of them except
the 4th Crusade in 1202. Although their intention had been another
effort to take control of Jerusalem, the mission got sidetracked
and the wealthy Christian city of Constantinople was instead
sacked. To unravel this strange series of events, try to consider
the following questions before developing your explanation–although
you do not need to respond directly to them all.
Please provide your response to the following discussion
questions in 250-500 words. Then save the file as either .doc or
.docx format, and upload the document into the Upload Area for
Discussion 3: Please use double-spacing, and include a standard
header with your Name, Course, Assignment, and Date.
Was the disunity of European nations responsible for the
failures of the Crusades?
Do you think that religion was the primary reason for the
fight over Jerusalem…or did the Crusaders have other motivations?
How did the interests of the citizens of Constantinople
differ from those of the Crusaders?
Did they look forward to war with the non-Christian states
that surrounded them?
How could a successful Crusade possibly help the citizens of
Constantinople when they already held a dominant commercial role in
the region?
Where did the money come from to underwrite the Crusades and
how did the Church intend to benefit by supporting them?
How do conflicts between Europe, the Middle East, and Turkey
in modern times reflect events that occurred during the
Crusades?
