The Crusades
By Jeff Perkins and Amir
Who
The Crusaedes were fought by the people of the Cathloic Church and the Islamic people
When
The Crusades in a whole started in 1095 and ended in 1291.
The first Crusade started in 1096 and ended in 1097.
The second Crusade took place in 1146 to 1148.
The third Crusade took place in 1289 to 1291.
Where
The Crusades took place in Turkey, Northen Arabia, Jerusalem, and some other small parts of Europe
What
It was the christian crusade by pope urban the second who was responsible assisted emperor alexus the first of constinnoble in lauching the first crusased. It was the crusade that Christians and Muslims fought for who should own the land. The Christians were with the Jews and they helped the Jews because Jesus was born in a Jewish place and Jews lived where Jesus lived and also Muhammad. The both prophets of religion lived where Jews lived. So they both fought to see who should own the place.
Why
The Christians wanted to take back Jerusalem ( The Holy Land) from the Muslims. It all centered around that. Christians wanted Jerusalem because that's where Jesus spent most of his life and that's where he was crucified. But the Muslims wanted the city because they too had religious reasons. Their founder Muhammad lived there. There was a big dome built in the place where Muhammad once sat. The Christians fought because they thought that Jesus owns this and the Muslims fought because they thought Muhammad owns the land.
Reason
The Crusades was an attempt by the Roman Catholic Church to regain the Holy Lands from the Muslims. Several Crusades took place during this time period. Although the initial Crusade was successful, later Crusades not only seemed to lose sight of their original purpose but also appeared to be an excuse for violence and thievery that damaged the reputation of the Catholic Church worldwide. The Crusades afterwards were only successful to the Third Crusade because the original crusades had a clear, organized, religious-based purpose, and later crusades outright failed due to ineptitude and greed. The Christians won and got the land from Muslims and gave it back to the Jews.
Crusaders
Image of fighting in the Crusades
Jerusalem
Land fighting for
Cross
Christian symbol