Notes:
-Over 500 massive Gothic cathedrals (Cities of God) are built throughout Europe between 1170 and 2170
-In the late eleventh century, Jerusalem was controlled by the Muslims.
-It was Islam's 3rd holiest City
-It's the Holy City to Jews and Christians
-Pope Urban II put out the call for Christians to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land from Muslim Turks
-Thus began 200 years of religiously sanctioned military campaigns, from 1095 to 1291
-Crusade means "Taking off the cross"
-These "Soldiers of the Church" took vows to take back the Holy Land
-The Pope promised those who died in the endeavor would receive immediate remission for their sins
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