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THE CRUSADES
DAY 2
2ND CRUSADE
• 2nd Crusade ends with the fall of Edessa
• Eastern outpost of the crusades
• Total massacre of population when taken over by Turks
3RD CRUSADE
• In 1187, the Muslim warrior Saladin defeated the
Christians
• Saladin occupies many previously held Christian cities
• Eventually Saladin captures Jeruselem
• The Third Crusade lasted from 1189 to 1192 and was a direct
result of Saladin’s victory’s
SALADIN THE MUSLIM WARRIOR
• 1137-1193
3RD CRUSADE
• In 1191, the Crusaders
recaptured the city of
Acre (Akra)
• In 1192, a peace
agreement was signed
• Jerusalem would be under
Muslim control
• Christian pilgrims could
visit holy sites
3RD CRUSADE
• Three European rulers joined together to fight for
Jerusalem
• King Richard I of England
• King Philip II Augustus of France
• Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa of Germany
4TH CRUSADE
• The Fourth Crusade lasted from 1202-1204
• It started with the invasion of Egypt
• Then the Crusaders would march north into the Holy
Land
4TH CRUSADE
• Instead of fighting the Muslims, the Crusaders got
involved in other conflicts
• The Crusaders captured Constantinople (a Christian
city)
• The Fourth Crusade achieved none of its original
goals
RESULTS OF THE CRUSADES
• Small Crusades sprouted up throughout the 13th
century and they failed for three reasons
• Political schemes
• Poor preparation
• Deaths of key western rulers
RESULTS OF THE CRUSADES
• The Crusades strengthened the power of the
Medieval Church
• The Pope became more powerful because he organized
the Crusades
• Europeans were introduced to new goods from
southwest Asia
• Sugar, lemons, rice and spices
• The Crusaders returned to their homes with new
ideas and inventions
• Windmill
• Compass
• Clock
END OF THE CRUSADES
• The Crusades ended in the year 1291
• The goal of the Crusade was to take Holy Land from
the Muslims
• Only the 1st Crusade reached that goal