Crusade Facts...and Opinions

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Byzantine Christians lost parts their empire to Turkish Muslims.

Pope Urban II chose to make a speech in France since he only wanted Franks to go on the First Crusade.

Church leaders have expressed regrets and apologized for the Crusades.

Some Christians in medieval Europe viewed Muslims as “ungodly infidels.”

The Crusades overall were miserable failures for all involved.

All Crusaders were cruel, bloodthirsty, killers.

The Crusaders ignored all the magnificent Muslim art, architecture, writings, and other achievements.

Muslims were far more advanced than ignorant, illiterate Europeans.