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Causes of the Crusades

The majority of the causes of the Crusades revolved around the city of Jerusalem, known as the "Holy Lands". A group of people, the Turks, invaded Jerusalem, and massacred 3000 Christians. The other Christians that remained were treated like the scum of the Earth. This flared the anger of the rest of the religious world, sending them into a blinding rage, and war-bound. These actions inspired people to set out to rescue back the "Holy Land" of Jerusalem from the grasp of the "infidel". Most of the Crusaders were coerced into it by being promised eternal salvation, being cleansed of sins, etc. It was not like the wars of today, where we have to draft people into the war. They had people by the thousands signing up, thinking that they were getting this eternal salvation, or a free trip to Heaven. For more causes of the Crusades, go to @http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/cause-of-crusades.htm.