B. Primary Source Documents Source 1: “The Siege of Jerusalem: Christian and Muslim Perspectives” 1. Fulcher of Chartres described the First Crusade as violent, messy, and merciless since there was blood everywhere and no one was spared. He uses adjectives like vigorously, uproar, and assailing to describe the advancing Christians. Fulcher says the Christians behaved ruthless because there was about ten thousand people beheaded and the blood of the dead would have reached your feet. 2. Ibn al-Athir described the First Crusade as violent and terrible, because the Christians killed lot of people while they also robbed a lot of valuables from the Muslims. The primary purpose of the Crusades of the Christians was to get rid of non-Christians, non-Christian …show more content…
The differences between the two descriptions are the one written by Fulcher was that the Christians tried to conquer the area by killing every non-Christian people. The second one written by Ibn al-Athir said that there were a lot of people being slaughtered and it seemed more of not to help the Christian religion, but they slaughtered because they wanted to, and while also robbed the area. The differences between the two descriptions comes from the fact that Fulcher of Chartres was on the side of the crusaders while Ibn al-Athir was a Muslim writer. The two people were on opposing sides, so their view of the First Crusade would be …show more content…
The steps that were taken to keep the plague from spreading was the city was cleansed, and the sick were not allowed to enter the city. The common people were also confined to their homes with hopes that they did not fall ill. 3. The symptoms of the Plague were swelling of the groin or armpit. The swelling, also called boils, eventually spread all over the body, and then later the person had livid spots on arms, thighs, and the whole body. The plague passed from person to person through contact by anything that the sick touched as well as touching the sick person. 4. When they ran out of places to bury the dead, huge trenches were dug in churchyards. The dead bodies were piled layer upon layer with a little earth in between the layers, this process continued until the trench was completely filled. 5. The effect of living during the time of the plague would mentally scar a person. They would be mentally scared and paranoid of becoming sick, while physically they would try everything to not get sick. People would probably get sick from paranoia and they would be convinced they could die soon. Knowing that they might die soon, they would try to live life day to day, and might do dangerous things knowing that they could die soon. Source 3: “A Feminist Heroine: Christine de Pizan on Joan of
Rats acted as vectors as they carried the infected fleas into the cities. One factor that influenced the spread was that in 1350 hygiene was inadequate and often food and faeces were left in the streets this meant that the cities ect was teeming with rats as they had an appropriate food source and habitat. Humans lived alone side rats but since the rats carried the fleas the fleas would bite the people who lived there thus infecting them. The next factor is that the rats began to die of the plague so household pets or other animals started feeding on them thus becoming infected. Since pets were becoming more common they had access to the household.
Pope Urban II called upon all Christians into this war, calling those who don’t believe in God Heathens and providing reason to take control of Jerusalem again. Also assuring that the soldiers of this war will get an admission into Heaven. (Document 1) Christians, no matter the empire or region were being united by the Crusades through their love of Christ. (Document 2) French and German crusaders invaded a Jewish City, killing people for sanctification of the Lord. (Document 5)
The crusades were a series of eight holy wars fought by the Christian crusaders and the Muslim Turks. They began as a way to gain control of the sacred places that were important to each religious group, most notably the Holy City of Jerusalem. The Third Crusade was a three year long war between the Christians and Muslims under very prominent rulers like Richard the Lionheart and Saladin. It was arguably one of the more successful crusades, even though the main goal was not achieved. Even though the Holy City of Jerusalem was not taken back from the Muslims, the Third Crusade was successful to an extent because of the battles won, the strong leaders involved, and the outcomes of the various treaties as signed by the Christians and Muslim leaders
The First Crusade was the initial crusade to make an effort to retake the Holy Land. " The Cumans, like all barbarians, being fickle and inconsistent by nature, were persuaded by his arguments and reached Adrianopolis,"
The Christians and Muslims are different in their response on the Black Death. In 1333 the Plague (Black Death) appears in China; in 137 it appeared in Europe. The Christians had different reactions or reasons why the Plague was placed upon them. The East and West had many different thoughts or you could say beliefs about how to prevent or the cause of the Black Death. There are three different types of the Plague or Black Death, hey are the bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic bacterial strains.
The cramped living conditions, lack of proper medical care, and even lack of attention for the sick helped the virus spread. With the medical knowledge available at the time that is not hard to fathom. Plus one has to take into count self-preservation. The best chance to stay healthy was to avoid anyone who may have the plague or someone who has possibly come into contact with a victim of it. Which was basically impossible in those conditions.
It was such a vitriolic Plague that the carrier was normally dead before they had a chance to pass it on (“BLACK DEATH”). Another common way the Plague is transmitted is through contact with infected tissue or pneumatically. When
The reason the bubonic plague was so devastating to the European society is because no one was prepared for so many people to die so quickly. This event that reached Italy in the spring of 1348 was one of the most deeply stressing moments of humanity that faced most of Europe. No only did 50% of Europe’s population die it affected every single part of the European society. The culture, education, economy, religion, and the simplicity of life was turned upside down from this epidemic. Not only was were the symptoms of the plague bad, while you had the symptoms you suffered with the misery effects of the plague that there was no cure for.
When Crusaders entered Jerusalem during the first crusade, it was very violent and with the ______________________________________________________________________________ STANFORD HISTORY EDUCATION GROUP sheg.stanford.edu violence came much bloodshed. Soldiers of Jerusalem were in the middle of the war, as well as the townspeople. No lives were spared, not even women and children. It was truly a relentless fight.
The reactions from the Christians and the Muslims to the greatly feared disease, known as the Black Death or the Great Plague were different in several ways. The first Plague was documented from 541 to 544 CE. Known as the Plague of Justinian. The Plague came in three different ways: bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic. With bubonic being the most common.
Treatments for the plague varied widely, and were always unsuccessful. Medical knowledge was lacking during this time period and treatment ranged from blood letting to bathing in urine. Blood letting was an extremely risky procedure that involved severing a vein to try and “bleed” the disease out. When you couple this with the lack of sanitation during this time period, you can only imagine the opportunity for infection. Europe also had problems disposing of the overwhelming number of dead.
The medical advancement of the time were simply underwhelming and almost nonexistent when it came to the plague. Having large visible symptoms the plague seemed to send a message to its occupant that there was a short time left. Large swellings or bulbous showed up in the groin and armpits about the size of a softball and eventually spread to other parts of the body. The appearance of these
Many things happened during the crusades. First crusaders left there families, the women and children where left to fend for themselves. In the first and only successful crusade the crusaders killed all Muslim inhabitants of Jerusalem. Although the crusaded was successful, within 46 years the land had to be fought for agin. All thought there was other crusades they still didn 't manage regain the holy land.
During the mid-fourteenth century, a plague hit Europe. Initially spreading through rats and subsequently fleas, it killed at least one-third of the population of Europe and continued intermittently until the 18th century. There was no known cure at the time, and the bacteria spread very quickly and would kill an infected person within two days, which led to structural public policies, religious, and medical changes in Europe. The plague had an enormous social effect, killing much of the population and encouraging new health reforms, it also had religious effects by attracting the attention of the Catholic Church, and lastly, it affected the trade around Europe, limiting the transportation of goods. As a response to the plague that took place
The Christian View vs. The Muslim View of the Crusades The crusades were a set of different military actions that were sanctioned by the Catholic Church and the papacy. Their intention was to recapture Holy Lands they believed were rightfully theirs from the Muslim people that had invaded it. As any attack on a large group of people would do, every major group was affected. The Christians had their own reasons and beliefs for going on these Crusades.