- Arabs allowed Christian and Jewish pilgrims to visit Jerusalem - Jews and Christians could live in Palestine as long as they paid taxes like everyone else
Course of the Crusades:
- Many young men joined the Crusades - A new group of Arabs took control of Jerusalem in 1095 A.D. and closed the city to Jewish and Christian pilgrims - 30,000 men left western Europe to fight in Jerusalem in response to Pope Urban's letter (letter asked for help and called for a "crusade") - Younger sons looked at the Crusades as a way to gain land and position in society (since the oldest sons got everything)
Effect of the Crusades:
- Bitterness between the Christians, Jews, and Muslims - Europe learns science and astronomy, Arabic numerals, and paper production all from the Muslims - Feudalism declines because feudal lords die or spend too much money on military