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Write a 5 SENTENCE response to your opinion of the Crusades. In your response, think about the sample questions below to guide your answer. Consider your definition of the word Pope, do you think he was authorized to issue such an order? What about the people who lived there already? What about the other religions that all called that land “Holy” or “Sacred.” Do you think there are lasting ramifications to these actions? Hmm

The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions occurred between 1096 and 1291. The bloody, violent and often ruthless conflicts propelled the status of European Christians, making them major players in the fight for land in the Middle East.

the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church.

 By the end of the 11th century, Western Europe had emerged as a significant power in its own right, though it still lagged behind other Mediterranean civilizations, such as that of the Byzantine Empire (formerly the eastern half of the Roman Empire) and the Islamic Empire of the Middle East and North Africa.

the answer is false.

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