Crusades
Josh Mulumba and Ty Barnett
First Crusade
What: First Crusade
When: 1096-1099
Who: Muslims and Christians
Where: Near East, Anatolia, Levant, Palestine
Why: The Christians wanted to recapture Jerusalem from the muslims
Result: succeeded in establishing the crusader states of Edessa, Antioch, Jerusalem, and Tripoli in Palestine and Syria
Second Crusade
Who: European kings, Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany, with help from a number of other European nobles and the SeljuqTurks
What: Second crusade
When: 1145-1149
Where: Europe
Why: The Second Crusade was started in response to the fall of the County of Edessa the previous year to the forces of Zengi.
Result: the Muslim forces defeated the crusades.
Third Crusade
What: Third Crusade
When: 1189-1192
Who: Muslims and Christians
Where: Antolia, Levant
Why: European leaders tried to reconquer the holy land from Saladin
Result: it was very successful in capturing many lands except for Jerusalem