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=__The Crusade//s//__//(holy wars)// =

 __What were the causes of the Crusades?__ There was a lot of causes of the crusades. One of these is the fact Pope Urban II was trying to find a different outlet for the fighting of the warring knights of Europe. Another cause of the crusades was the war that began between the Christians and Muslims because of the Christians decision to try and regain there holy land. This holy war started because the Emperor of the Roman Empire sent an appeal to Pope Urban II to request assistance in fighting the Seljuk Turks. __The main cause of the Crusades was?__ The main cause of the crusades was the war between Christians and Muslims. The war was centered around Jerusalem which was a city of great holy significance for Christians. In 1065 the Turks took over Jerusalem. The Christians were treated horribly so they were forced to start a crusade to try and regain the control of their holy land. __What was the time line of the Crusades?__ [|Timeline of the Crusades] __First Crusade__-1095-1099- Freed the holy lands, all were killed by the black death. __Second Crusade__-1147-1149- Crusaders attacked Damascus, ended in failure for them but victory for the Muslims. __Third Crusade__-1187-1192- A truce was made with Saladin. __Fourth Crusade__-1202-1204- French crusaders advanced on Constantinople, by doing this the pope agreed to let them back in the church. __Childrens Crusade__-1212- Lead by a French peasant boy who claimed he had a letter from Jesus for the king of France, though him and the rest of the crowd was sent home. __Fifth Crusade__-1217-1221- Was the last great crusade with a combined European force in an effort to take back the holy land. __Sixth Crusade__-1228-1229- Friedrich II marched on Acre, Al Kamil handed over Jerusalem. Friedrich crowned himself king of Jerusalem. __Seventh Crusade__-1248-1254- Was not started by a pope but was started by Louis IX, he attacked Damietta, but by 1254 he ran out of money so the crusade ended. __Eighth Crusade__-1270- Since Louis last crusade resulted in failure he wanted to try again, although the plague struck his camp killing him and most of his men. __Ninth Crusade__-1271-1272- The future Edward the 1st lead another expedition against Baibar, this was deemed a failure and ended the crusades. __What were some of the weapons used during the Crusades?__ [|Weapons of the Crusades] Some weapons used in the crusades are Battle Axes, Long Bows, Pole Axes, Batons, Spears, War Hammers and so on.  Maps of the Crusades? __What were the results of the Crusades? [|Result of the Crusades]__ media type="youtube" key="oGj_bOX9yGo" height="344" width="425"This is how the crusades began, although they ended with religious tolerance in Europe. There was also a boom in the trading business thus leading to the Protestant Reformation. __All sources used. __