THE CRUSADES

WHO

• Christian warriors from Western Europe fought the Muslims called infidels
• Saint Bernard of Clairvaux enlisted the help of King Louis VII of France and Emperor Conrad II of Germany to start the Second Crusade
• Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany, Richard I of England, and Philip II Augustus of France started the Third Crusade

WHAT

• The First Crusaders created four crusader states.
• The Second Crusades were a total failure
• The Third Crusades were also a failure

WHEN

• The first crusade was 1095 to 1099
• The second was 1147 to 1149
• The third was 1187 to 1192

WHY

• The first crusade was meant to liberate Jerusalem
• The second crusade took place because the Muslims began to retaliate
• The third happened because the Muslims recaptured Jerusalem so the Christians wanted to regain it

WHERE

• In the first crusades, were an attempt for Christians to liberate Palestine and Jerusalem
• In the second crusade, Christians failed in an attack on Damascus
• In the third crusade, upon failing, the Christian pilgrims were granted free access to Jerusalem by Saladin

RESULT

• The first crusade resulted in the Muslims retaliating to take back Jerusalem
• The second crusade resulted in the Christians attempting to take back Jerusalem after loosing it
• The third resulted in Richard the Lionhearted negotiating a settlement with Saladin to allow Christian pilgrims access to Jerusalem