<Tab/>The Crusade is believed to be the start of the relentless rivalry between the Muslims and Christians. The crusades were expeditions undertake in fulfillment of a solemn vow to deliver the Holy Places from Mohammedan Tyranny but later developed into territorial wars. The term crusader means to "mark with cross" which suites their purpose of redeeming their land. <Tab/>Before the crusades, relationship between Muslim and …showed first 75 words of 1032 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1032 total…for funeral pyres were formed of them like pyramids and no one knows their number save God alone." This was the start of the battle between Muslims and Christians. There were 6 more major crusades that happened after that and it ended in 1291 when Acre, the last of the Latin holdings in Palestine, was lost. Indeed, the crusades fostered a harsh intolerance between Muslims and Christians, where before there had been a measure of mutual respect.