GC6 Constantine to The Six Day War

By Andrew.weinstein
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    Constantine

    Constantine
    Constantine was the first Roman Emperor to openly claim to converting to Christianity. He built many major sites to Christians, including the Church of the Holy Sepulchere. His birth date was February 27, 272
  • Mar 12, 1088

    Pope Urban II

    Pope Urban II
    Pope Urban II, is the Pope who started the crusades. When Rome became Cathoolic, they needed Popes, and Pope Urban II, is a person who was chosen to be one. People looked up to the Pope. People believe that god speaks through the Pope, so if the Pope says that " god wills it," people will believe him. Pope Urban II said that god wants the Catholic people to take back the Holy Lands, which is what started the Crusades, people believing that since the Pope says it, it has to be all right.
  • Nov 27, 1095

    The Crusades

    The Crusades
    The Crusades were a series of military campaigns by the Roman Catholics. The goal was to win back the holy lands, including Jerusalem. The crusaders were always Catholic.

  • Jerusalem

    Jerusalem
    Jerusalem is a city in current day Israel. From the time the crusaders took it over, and ended up losing control, to the Six Day War, no one country or religion had complete control of it. Jerusalem is one of the holy lands in which the crusaders tried to take back. There was split control over Jerusalem, where Jordan had control over Eastern Jerusalem. Eastern Jerusalem contains many of Judaism's major holy places.

  • The Six Day War

    The Six Day War
    The Six Day War, was the third Arab-Israeli War. It ended up being an Israeli victory, where Israel gained land, including East Jerusalem, from Jordan. This caused Jerusalem to be completely controlled by Israel, and the Jews.

  • Christian Rome

    Christian Rome
    Rome become almost all Christian after Constantine. Constantine made being Catholic legal, which it was not before him. He also was emperor and his people looked up to him. The Roman people followed what their leader did, and Constantine became Catholic. He also made many Cathollic holy areas like churches. Once Rome bacame Christian, the Catholic god had power, and this is what started the crusades; the Pope saying that "god wills it" to going and taking back holy lands.