What started the crusading movement

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Assignment:

Could the Crusades have been, at least the First Crusade, a response to attacks and incursions from the East in the centuries leading up to Urban's call to Crusade? In other words, could the First Crusade be viewed as self-defense?

1) What started the crusading movement, and how did it affect the three medieval civilizations involved. (hint: what were the 3 civilizations involved?)

2) How did religious, economic, and political motivations intersect in justifying the Crusades? Which, in your mind, was the most important factor?

3) Which of the first four crusades might be described as successful? Why?

4) What were some of the consequences of the Crusades?

5) Were the long-term effects of the Crusades more positive or negative for the regions involved?

6) What were the "Northern Crusades"? and, why are they often overlooked in discussions about the Crusades?

7) Why was corruption so rampant in the Medieval Church?

a. What caused it?

b. Where did it seem to be most heavily rooted?

8) What seems to have facilitated the spread of Islam in the 14th century?

a. In your opinion, is Islam a religion of peace?

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