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1. What is âCrusades'? Discuss its impact on Europe and Asia? |
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Answer» The Crusades were a series of religious wars sanctioned by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The most commonly known Crusades were the campaigns in the Eastern Mediterranean, largely as a response Military orders First, the earliest military orders originated in Jerusalem in the wake of the First Crusade. A military order is areligious order in which members take traditional monastic vows—communal poverty, chastity, and obedience—but also commit to violence on behalf of the Christian faith. Well-known examples include the Knights Templar (officially endorsed in 1129), the Knights Hospitaller (confirmed by papal bull in 1113), and the Teutonic Knights (originated in the late twelfth century). The military orders represented a major theological and military development, and went on to play central roles in the formation of key political units that still exist todayas nation-states. |
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