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The Ottoman Turks were the ones trying to invade the Byzantine Empire. The Ottoman Turks were trying to take over the Byzantine capital of Constantinople.
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They closed the city to Jewish and Christian pilgrims, and began trying to invade the byzantine Empire.
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He said those who fought and died in the Crusades would be promised a spot in Heaven with all sins forgiven. And about 30,000 men took up his offer and left western Europe to fight in Jerusalem.
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1095-1453
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Unprepared troops
No strategy
Captured Jerusalem
Carved in up into 4 Crusader states -
-Muslim leader Saladin takes control of Jerusalem
-Muslim Turks reconquer the city
-Saladin is described to be honest and brave -
-Richard the Lionhearted = English King and two other leaders fail to recapture Jerusalem
-He and Saladin respected each other -
-Crusaders attack Constantinople instead
-Stole statues, money, paintings and jewelry
-Burned libraries, destroyed churches
-Said they needed money to defend Constantinople from the same fate as Jerusalem and to rescue Jerusalem from Muslims
-People of Constantinople hated the west for sacking their city -
-Thousands of French and German children try to reach Jerusalem
-Believed God would help them because they were children
-Many died of hunger, some froze to death
-When they reached the Mediterranean sea, expected they waters to part for them…. They didn’t
-Forced to return home -
-The Christians are finally pushed out of Jerusalem
-Muslim Turks are the victors and take over the Byzantine in 1453