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Jan 1, 1095
Crusades
The crusades were a series of holy wars called upon by popes who promised riches.
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Nov 27, 1095
Call for the Crusades
Pope Urban II calls all Christians in Europe to war against Muslims in order to reclaim the Holy Land, with a cry of “Deus vult!” or “God wills it!”
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Period: Jan 1, 1096 to Jan 1, 1099
First Crusade
Christians went to war with the Muslims for the Holy Land. The Christians won and got Jerusalem in 1099. -
Jan 1, 1101
The Holy Land
The Holy Land was divided up into four states. Crusaders were divided and were told to represent northern and southern France, Flanders, Germany, and southern Italy.
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Period: Jan 1, 1147 to Jan 1, 1149
Second Crusade
The second crusade was to fight the Turks who took over the County of Edessa. -
Jan 1, 1187
Jerusalem
In 1187 the Muslims captured Jerusalem.
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Period: Jan 1, 1189 to Jan 1, 1192
Third Crusade
There was a peace treaty signed in September of 1192 between the Muslims and the Christians. -
Period: Jan 1, 1198 to Jan 1, 1215
Fourth Crusade
The crusaders were trying to capture Constantinople and fight all enemies of the Christian faith. -
Period: Jan 1, 1216 to Jan 1, 1221
Fifth Crusade
During the fifth crusade Egypt was attacked from all sides by the Crusaders who lost to Muslim defenders by Saladin's nephew. -
Period: Jan 1, 1229 to Jan 1, 1239
Sixth Crusade
In the sixth crusade there was a peace treaty giving control of Jerusalem to the Crusaders until 1239 when the Muslims took back Jerusalem. -
Period: Jan 1, 1239 to Jan 1, 1241
Seventh Crusade
The Crusaders recaptured Jerusalem and controlled it until 1244. -
Jan 1, 1291
Ending of the Crusades
In 1291 the controlling forces of Egypt took control of the region ending the crusades in the Holy Land.
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