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=The Crusades of the Past =



The First Crusade

The Christians wanted to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims, because they believed it to be their holy land. Pope Urban II persuaded knights to participate in a Crusade. He told them that they would be fulfilling their religious duties and would become wealthy and glorious. He also said that instead of fighting each other, they could fight Muslims. The Crusaders crossed into Anatolia in 1097 and reached Jerusalem by the summer of 1099. They defeated the Muslims and recaptured Jerusalem. The Crusaders set up colonies in the holy places.



The Second Crusade

The Second Crusade was launched when the Muslims recaptured one of the Christian Colonies. They were defeated in the Second Crusade because the Muslims were ready. A Muslim Kurd named Saladin launched a jihad and managed to capture Jerusalem. The Christians and Muslims decided on a truce where the Muslims controlled the holy lands, but the Christians were allowed to visit them and worship at them.



The [|Third Crusade]

The third crusade was launched by King Richard, who is also referred to as the “Lion-Hearted” of England. This crusade was launched because Saladin, a Muslim military leader, launched a jihad to recapture Jerusalem. Saladin was able to stay in control of Jerusalem even though the Christians had some victories. King Richard and Saladin eventually made a truce which allowed Christians to visit Jerusalem.



The Forth Crusade

The forth crusade began in 1200 AD. The Pope asked European leaders to participate in this cursade. This crusade would attempt to regain control of Jerusalem for the Christians. In 1204 the Crusaders and Venetians attacked Constantinople and sacked the city. A lot of the islands which had belonged to the Empire were taken over by the Venetians too. The Crusaders never did go on to Jerusalem, and never fought the Muslims at all.



The [|Childrens Crusade]  The Children's Crusade took place after the Fourth Crusade. By the end of the Fourth Crusade, it was clear that the Christian crusaders had gained no long term success. In fact, the Fourth Crusade had been a disaster for the Christians as many crusaders had not even got to the Holy Land let alone fight for Jerusalem and many Christians had used the crusade as a means to plunder valuable goods from abroad. The Children's Crusade seemed to put some Christian belief back into crusading.



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