Love that assertive title and the gorgeous photos... Your questions are simply too intelligent - I am afraid the attack on Indigenous lands and cultures is simply the vicious barbarian mindset that says: "I see, I want, I must have". The Crusades gave the desperately poor, cold and diseased europeans lacking basic hygiene practices, a taste of the culture, climate and cuisine of the cultures beyond their icy, sheep filled lands. Much of their philosopy and cultural artefacts are simply about justifying their envy and greed, while covering it up with stolen African/Egyptian mythology.