The Crusades

By Owen M. Taylor
  • 600 BCE

    Arabs

    Arabs entered the city and took control.
  • 1092

    The Crusades

    The Crusades went on through 1092-1453.
  • 1096

    First Crusade 1096-1099

    Unprepared troops No strategy Captured Jerusalem Carved in up into 4 Crusader states
  • 1147

    Second Crusade 1147-1149

    Muslim leader Saladin takes control of Jerusalem. Muslim Turks re-conquer the city. Saladin is described to be honest and brave.
  • 1189

    Third Crusade 1189-1192

    Richard the Lion Heart = English King and two other leaders fail to recapture Jerusalem. He and Saladin respected each other.
  • 1202

    Fourth Crusade 1202-1204

    Crusades 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.

  • The Problem

    A new group of Arabs took control of Jerusalem. They closed the city to Jewish and Christian pilgrims.

  • The Red Cross

    Each crusader had a huge red cross, made out of fabric, stitched onto their shirts or armor.