The Crusades

In the late 1000s, a group of Christians on a pilgrimage from holy sites in Jerusalem informed Europeans that

• an army of Turkish Muslims had attacked and controlled Palestine (Holy land)

• the Crusades had begun.

• King Richard I killed Saladin.

• Pope Urban III was sworn in.

Who requested that European nobles should stop fighting over land and unite against the Muslims and take back the Holy Land.

• King Richard I

• Pope Urban III

• Saladin

• Pope Paul

The first Crusade was fought by

• King Richard I

• children.

• armored knights and trained warriors.

• the common man to kings. They gathered in France but were limited in their fighting skills.

Why were these wars called the Crusades?

• The word means fighters of the Crusades.

• They sewed crosses onto their clothes and Crusades meant "marked with a cross" in Latin.

• They were fighting over control of Crusades.

• They were fought with the Crusades.

The First Crusade resulted in

• The Turks easily winning and keeping control of the Holy Land.

• The Christians won control of the Holy Land.

• Saladin giving safe passage to the Holy Land for Christian pilgrims.

• a tie.

The Second Crusades involved

• the German and French Kings.

• common men that were not well trained.

• armored knights and trained warriors.

• children.

The results of the 2nd Crusade was

• that the Christians took back Jerusalem (Holy Land) and divided the land into 4 feudalistic kingdoms.

• The Muslims defeated the Christians.

• The Muslim leader Saladin allowed the Christians to gain safe passage for pilgrimages.

• a tie.

The French and German kings launched a Crusade in 1147 that

• resulted in heavy losses due to bad strategy and the failed attempt wasn't even considered a Crusade.

• was victorious and resulted in the Christians controlling the Holy Land.

• was a hard fought victory.

• resulted in the Pope dieing.

After the Muslims retook Jerusalem in 1189 the third crusade was launched by

• English, German, and French kings.

• untrained common men.

• children.

• French and German kings.

It was during the 3rd Crusade that

• The untrained common man was defeated.

• The Muslims defeated the Christian Crusaders.

• The children were led by Stephen but were defeated.

• The German King died, French King retreated and King Richard I of England surged on.