Posting what the hell you need would be a good idea . Ya know , so people know ahead of time if they can help you or not , instead of wasting time . <| sep |> why is it superior ? <| sep |> I ' m not going to make excuses for the actions of medieval soldiers in war . All I am saying is that the crusades themselves were a direct response to the muslim conquest of literally 23 of the Christian world . I . e . it was a response to muslim violence . I ' m just saying that if yo are going to tell someone to educate themselves , you may as well know what you are talking about . The crusades are one of the most misunderstood things about medieval history . They saved Spain and Portugal and brought Byzantium back from near certain conquest in 1071 350 years later the city was sacked and butchered by . well I think you know who . If it weren ' t for them there is a good chance Europe would have been even more screwed .