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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 -
Richard the Lion Hearted = English King and two other leaders fail to recapture Jerusalem
He and Saladin respected each other -
Muslim leader Saladin takes control of Jerusalem
Muslim Turks re-conquer the city
Saladin is described to be honest and brave -
Unprepared troops
No strategy
Captured Jerusalem
Carved in up into 4 Crusader states -
The Problem: Around 1095, a new group of Arabs took control of Jerusalem. They closed the city to Jewish and Christian pilgrims.
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In 1093, Byzantine Emperor named Alexius Comnenus ask for help against invaders
THE INVADERS: The Muslim Turks aka Ottoman Turks -
Pope Urban II read the letter in Nov. 1095 asking for help and called for a “holy war” or CRUSADE
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 -
In 600 CE, Arabs entered the city and took control.
The Arabs allowed Christian and Jewish pilgrims to visit Jerusalem. In fact, Jews and Christians could live in Palestine as long as they paid their taxes like everyone else.