Why Were The Crusades A Failure?

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One of the most notable reasons the infamous Crusades were a failure is that in the many attempts to reclaim and hold onto Jerusalem, Christianity was represented poorly through the violence and hatred shown throughout the Crusades. Altogether, the failure to hold Jerusalem was nothing more than the final nail in the coffin for an attempt to spread Christianity while representing it in one of the worst ways possible: warfare. Nonetheless, there were numerous successes as a result of the Crusades despite their misrepresentation of Christianity's values, as there was a plethora of knowledge spread and exchanged as different cultures interacted. Moreover, although Christianity was not spread as a direct result of the Crusades, it did indirectly

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