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THE PROVE STATEMENT

CRUSADES

• Christians and muslims had similar reasons for recruting soldiers for the crusades
• The Muslims of the Middle East and Christians of Europe.
• About a million people were involved in all 4 major crusades
• Around 70,000 Muslims died in the Crusades.

CRUSADES

• The Crusades were military campaigns waged by the Christians and Muslims
• The goal were to take Jerusalem and the Holy Lands

HOW THE MUSLIMS RECRUITED DURING THE CRUSADES

• The muslims land was being invaded and really gave them
• no choice but to fight.
• The muslim villages were being raided and burned.
• The Muslim jihad felt that it was their religious duty to fight.

HOW DID THE CHRISTIANS RECRUIT DURING THR CRUSADES

• In 1095, Pope Urban The Second called on all Christian to liberate Jerusalem
• In return, they would be granted a spiritual reward, all of their sin would be forgiven.

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN JIHAD AND CRUSADES

• The Muslims fought for their God, Jihad
• The first Crusades was caused by the Muslim Jihad

THE SIMILARITIES BETWEEN CHRISTIANITY AND MUSLIM RECRUITMENT

• They both felt it was their religious duty to sacrifice themselves.
• In order to regain the Holy Lands
• The Christians and the Muslim's believed they would be forgiven
• For their sins if they fought.

PRESENT DAY RECRUITING

• U.S. Military

WORKS CITED

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