HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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a holy war
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a holy place
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a holy event
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a holy person
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-varying in size, strength and degree of success-occurred between 1096 and 1291.
Detailed explanation-2: -/kruːˈseɪd/ to make an effort to achieve something that you believe in strongly: She crusaded against sex and violence on television. Backing, supporting & defending.
Detailed explanation-3: -The last Crusade was the Ninth Crusade, which took place from 1271 to 1272 AD. About twenty years later, in 1291, the final Crusader held territory in the Near East fell to Muslim armies.
Detailed explanation-4: -In fact, religious intolerance increased during and after the Crusades. During the 200 years of the Crusades, Christians killed thousands of Muslims and Muslims killed thousands of Christians. In fact, some Western European Christians killed Eastern European Christians because they dressed like Muslims!