-
600 BCE
Jerusalem from 600 CE to 1093
In 600 CE, Arabs entered the city and took control.
The Arabs allowed Christian and Jewish pilgrims to visit Jerusalem. In fact, Jews and Christians could live in Palestine as long as they paid their taxes like everyone else. -
1093
The Invaders
In 1093, Byzantine Emperor named Alexius Comnenus ask for help against invaders
THE INVADERS: The Muslim Turks aka Ottoman Turks
The Muslim Turks were trying to take over the Byzantine capital of CONSTANTINOPLE -
1096
First Crusade 1096-1099
Unprepared troops
No strategy
Captured Jerusalem
Carved in up into 4 Crusader states -
1147
Second Crusade 1147-1149
Muslim leader Saladin takes control of Jerusalem
Muslim Turks re-conquer the city
Saladin is described to be honest and brave -
1189
Third Crusade 1189-1192
Richard the Lion Hearted = English King and two other leaders fail to recapture Jerusalem
He and Saladin respected each other -
1202
Fourth Crusade 1202-1204
Crusades attack Constantinople instead
Stole statues, money, paintings and jewelry
Burned libraries, destroyed churches
Said they needed money to defend Constantinople from the same fate as Jerusalem and to rescue Jerusalem from Muslims
People of Constantinople hated the west for sacking their city -
1212
Children’s Crusade 1212
Thousands of French and German children try to reach Jerusalem
Believed God would help them because they were children
Many died of hunger, some froze to death
When they reached the Mediterranean sea, expected they waters to part for them…. They didn’t
Forced to return home -
1453
In the End
The Christians are finally pushed out of Jerusalem
Muslim Turks are the victors and take over the Byzantine in 1453 -
THE GOAL
The goal of these Christian soldiers were to recover
1. Jerusalem and
2. Holy Land
They wanted it back from the Muslim Turks