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Crusades



 * First Crusade**

The first crusade was to re-capture Jerusalem.There was no one in charge of this crusade since it was hard to communicate. The Muslim re-captured the Jerusalem in 1076, which made it hard for the Christians who wanted to have a piligrimage. The Christians had a very hard life due to the Muslim soliders it was also difficult and dangerous for the Christians to get to Jerusalem.There were many Christians who volunteered to participate in the crusade.The people who volunteered had to cut out a red cross and sewed it on there tunics.They wanted the Muslims to get out of there city.But many also fighted for the wrong reason like some of the people fought because they believed they would get rich by taking the wealth that existed in Jerusalem and some fought because they believed if they fought and got killed they would automatically get sent to heaven.The people who also went on the crusade didn't have to pay taxes.The crusade knights had a long journey to go through since they could not go through the Middle East.The knights then began to run out of fresh water they had no choice but to drink there urine,animal blood and sewage water.The men also started getting diseases from drinking the dirty water and were weakened.Most of the knights died along the way. It was also very hard to get food since the food was so expensive in the local markets.The capture and attack of Jerusalem started in the summer of 1099,they had high walls which kept it well protected.The first attack didnt go as well since their wasnt enough supplies. When they recieved the material they started to build the machine. The Crusaders later made it over the wall of Jerusalem since the Muslim defender ran away. The Crusaders slaughtered anyone who was in the streets the streets was so full of blood,they didn't only slaughter them they also robbed them.Some the Muslims who lives where spared had to pick up the dead bodies since it began to stink. The Crusaders also took any treasures they found at the Dome of the Rock.After the Crusaders success they rebuild the Kingdom with a first king Godfrey of Bouillon he later died and his brother took over. The Crusader wasnt done they still wanted to get rid of any Muslim which led to other crusade.


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 * [[image:SecondCrusadeConst1.jpg width="390" height="320" caption="On the way to the Second Crusade "]]

Second Crusade**

The seoncd crusade began in 1147-1149 where they succeeded in caputuring Edessa. The city of Edessa was taken over by the Turks.The entire population was slaughtered or sold into slavery.The scenes that marked the opening of the first crusade is what happened in the second crusade.They had to wear a cross to defence thier birthplace of their religon.A lot of the people became unhappy because of the ending.Only a few thousand of people escaped the crusade.Louis and Conrad got their armies together and had an attack on the Damascus, but had to raise the seige in a few days.This seige lead to the closing of the crusade.


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 * Third Crusade**

In the third crusade began in 1189 as an attempt to reconquer the holy lands from Saldin.The third crusade's two main leader's were Saldin and Richard the Lion Hearted.Saldin wins the battle of Hattin,and takes most of the Latin Kingdom of Jerusalem because Jerusalem surrendered.King Richard has raised money for the crusade. Fredrick Barbossa Died in the Third Crusade. King Saldin and Richard called it truce.


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Pope Innoccent III revied his plans of Pope Urban II and sought once more to unite the forces of Christendom against Islam. In the fourth crusade no emperor and answered his summons, but a member of knights t the crusades vow. As the fourth crusade began the invader's became better styled. They burned a huge part ot costantinople. They slaughtered inhabitants, destroyed monuments, stautes paintings and manuscripts.
 * Fourth Crusade**




 * sage and he felt his elders wasnt doing what they was suppose to do so he decide to take matters into his own hands.Towards the end of June in 1212 is when the children gathered at Vendome, where there was at least a thousand of them or more at the age of twelve. They where collected from different parts of the country and many of their parents let them go on their mission.They was also some girls among them, young priest,and a few older pilgrims also joined because they pity them. All of the children went to the crusade on foot except for Stephen who was the leader so they made him a chart and with shade.The children who were rich and noble had horses and rode right beside him. They took the rode of Tours and Lyons making it for Marseilles. It was a real painfully journey since it was really hot .They depend on the charity of their food and water was scarce and many of the children died along the way.They finally reached Marseilles where many of them slept in houses or in the streets. They children then rushed to the sea-side and when they realized a miracle hadnt happened they was disappointed and told Stephen they he had betrayed them and most them tried to leave but other stayed.Hugh the Iron and William the Pig offered to take them aboard and take them to Palestine, which Stephen kindly accepted the offer. It took 18 years to hear from them and when they did hear from them they realized that the Germany where not to be outdone.A couple days after his mission an boy named Nicholas started to preach the same thing Stephen was preaching but at a shrine.The children wait for the sea to divide before them.The girls couldn't go through what they did again so they stayed behind in villages whiles the boys went.Many of the children parents were mad at what was going on.The sea failed to divide before them which lead others to wander back home, not all of them made it back to their last homes.

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[|Iron Crusade] ** Works Cited “The Children’s Crusade.” //History Learning Site//. N.p., 2010. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . “First Crusade.” //Kidipede//. N.p., 15 Jan. 2009. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . “The Second Crusade.” //Middle Ages//. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. . //Third Crusade//. Middle Ages, n.d. Web. 29 Apr. 2010. .
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