The Crusades The Crusades were a series of battles between the Arab Muslims and the European Christians. The Crusades began when Pope Urban II gave a speech encouraging Christians to fight to enter heaven. There are facts that say the Crusades were worthwhile to the people of Europe although many facts are contradicting. They were worthwhile as it allowed them to obtain various foods, spices and technologies from the Muslims, which they were not familiar …showed first 75 words of 719 total…

…showed last 75 words of 719 total…food and the great deal that Richard I of England had made with Saladin. Bibliography 1. Retro Active 1 Stage 4: World History, published by Keese Anderson and Conroy Low, published in 1999 by Jacaranda Wiley Ltd. 2. Microsoft Encarta 96 Encyclopedia. 3. http://www2.prestel.co.uk/church/chivalry/crusades.htm 4. www.medievalcrusades.com 5. http://www.medievalcrusades.com/crusadesbegin.htm 6. http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/cr_1.html 7. http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/cr_2.html 8. http://www.medievalchurch.org.uk/cr_3.html