When doing a research paper writing about history or even Christianity one of the topics that may be brought up is the one regarding the crusades.

The crusades were a series of military campaigns launched by some European countries against other religions (mainly Muslims, but had other religions as well, such as Jews, Mongols) in order to take control of the Holy Land.

Research Paper that tackle the 200 year long battles of these crusades are good to write because in a way they are still able to reflect the issues that the world is facing.

Topics such as bloodshed due to racism, and religious persecution, are still highly relevant issues that happened before, and is still relevant today.

A research paper on the crusades could discuss these topics:

1.One could discuss the positive effects brought about by the Crusades – While it is a dark part the world's history, the crusades also brought positive things. Because of the military campaigns involved, the world, specifically Europe, became more open to trade.

Also, the crusades also brought about an age where construction became more reliant on stone rather than wood. This was due to defensive purposes, as they needed sturdier material.

2.Fiction – The crusades were also basis for a bunch of fictional stories that people still follow today. From the enigmatic Altair from the video game Assasin's creed, to the character played by Orlando Bloom in Kingdom of heaven, many stories had been inspired by this period in history.

The research paper writer could focus on the events that helped inspire these works.

3.The atrocities committed – At that time, the Catholic church encouraged the crusades through granting crusaders indulgences for their sins and making the other religions appear seemingly in need of purging.

The research paper writer can focus on this subject and discuss the atrocities that the church did then.