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The Holy Lands were a place where Christians journeyed untill the Mueslims took control of the land. This enraged the Christians and thus started the fist crusade. The priests and others said that if you particapate in the crusade your sins would be forgiven and you would go to heaven. It was then people were given a reason to fight besides glory and discovering unknown lands.
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The crusaders capturd Edessa from the mueslims.
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The mueslims decided because that the crusaders captured Edessa they would fight back and declare a holy war against them.
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Pope Gregory the VII called for the 3rd crusade.
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Saladin was a man who had united tribes of mueslim people and became King of Egypt and later captured Jerusalem in 1187.
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The crusaders had captured Arce.
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A group of Crusaders were sent on a mission to capture Jerusalem but instead decided to loot the christian city Constinople.
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After 31 years the crusaders had captured Jerusalem.
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15 years ironically the Crusaders had lost Jerusalem.
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The crusaders lose Acre.
