THE CRUSADES AND THEIR EFFECTS ON THE ISLAMIC WORLD

Abstract

The relation between the Christanity and Islam has been coloured by tbe crusades which took place in the late of 11th century. This occurance happened repeatedly on the account of multifactors behind them. The factors consist of the ambitions related to religious, political, and rconomic expansions. The two great powers, i.e. European Christan and Islamic World competed to gain domination over the wished for land in the Middle East. The unique relation between Church and States had been a part of the crusades and the Pope as the leader of the Catholic Church had played an important role to push the war between those two big powers with the long term implication until today.