Political, social, and economics, three of the many factors that play a part in many different conflicts and problems around the world. Many wars and problems start from these factors along with many others. One of them being the First Crusades. Christians in the First Crusade took Jerusalems from the Muslims because they wanted it for their own beliefs. Some believed that their sins would be forgiven. However, the First Crusade seemed mainly caused by political factors, but social and economic factors impacted the crusades. Many different political problems created the main origin of the First Crusade. One of these political problems included how Muslim soldiers made life difficult and dangerous for Christians to get to Jerusalem (“The First Crusade.”). The segregation of the Christians seemed unjust because Christians also belong in their holy city and the Christians and Muslims should have just shared the land. Sharing the land would result in a peaceful city. Secondly, …show more content…
The first reason, Christians were given special taxes and restrictions, after the first rush of conquest (Sellman 4). This made Christians convert into Muslims just for the advantages of no special taxes and restrictions. However, this made Christians angry and made them join the uprising against them. Like the Muslims, Christians also knew that being a pilgrim meant that they did not have to pay taxes and were protected by the church (“The First Crusade.”). In order to recruit soldiers, this allowed the Christian forces to combat the Muslim taxes. Finally, some joined because they believed that there may be riches in Jerusalem for their own gain (Sellman 3). However, this could have been a rumor spread by the leaders of the Christians in order to recruit more soldiers. To summarize, the cause of the First Crusade contained many different factors including economic and social, but mostly by political