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__**The Crusades**__
 The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars started by the Christians. The point of these wars was the Christians trying to take back the Holy Land from the Muslims.

The Holy Land, Jerusalem, is a very important and sacred area to more than one group of people. For example, the Christians and Muslims consider the Holy Land so sacred that they fight many battles just to try to take control of it. There is a very good reason for these two groups of people to want this land. The reason why Jerusalem is so holy to these people is because Christians and Muslims both believe in Jesus, Jerusalem is said to have been where Jesus was and where he was crucified.

media type="youtube" key="AMhxI13ANPk" height="315" width="420" __ **Timeline of the 9 Crusades** __


 * **__ Crusade __** || __ **Dates of Crusades** __ || __ **Major People and Events of the Crusades** __ ||
 * ** First Crusade ** || **1096 - 1099** || **1st Crusade led by Count Raymond IV of Toulouse. Started when Emperor Alexius I asked Christians to help him defend from the Seljuk Turks.**

|| || **__Some Weapons Used in the Crusades __**
 * ** Second Crusade ** || **1144 -1155** || **2nd crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III and by King Louis VII of France. The Turks recaptured Edessa.** ||
 * ** Third Crusade ** || **1187 -1192** || **3rd Crusade led by Richard the Lionheart of England, Philip II of France, and Holy Roman Emperor Frederick I. The Muslims defeated the Christians in most of the battles.** ||
 * ** Fourth Crusade ** || **1202 -1204** || **4th Crusade led by Fulk of Neuil. The crusaders destroyed and looted Constantinople.**
 * **The Children's Crusade** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1212** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**The Children's Crusade led by a French peasant boy, Stephen of Cloyes.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Fifth Crusade ** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1217 - 1221** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** The 5th Crusade led by King Andrew II of Hungary, Duke Leopold VI of Austria, John of Brienne. Launched as an attack on Egypt but ends in failure. ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Sixth Crusade ** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1228 - 1229** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**The 6th Crusade led by Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II. Ended with a peace treaty that granted Christians control of several holy sites.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;"> **Seventh** ** Crusade ** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1248 - 1254** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**The 7th Crusade led by Louis IX of France. King Louis and thousands of his troops were captured.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Eighth Crusade ** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1270** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**The 8th Crusade led by Louis IX.** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">** Ninth Crusade ** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**1271 - 1272** || <span style="color: #666633; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 110%;">**The 9th Crusade led by Prince Edward. (later Edward I of England) This was the last major Crusade for the Holy Land.** ||
 * Battle Axes
 * Maces[[image:crusades14/mace.jpg align="right" caption="Picture from •   http://getasword.com/blog/432-mace-medieval-weapons/"]]
 * Flails
 * Long Bows
 * Crossbows
 * Spears
 * War Hammers
 * Scimitars

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__**Important Sites of the Crusades**__ >
 * Antioch
 * Jerusalem
 * Constantinople
 * Tripoli

**__ Map of the Crusades __**

__ The Results of the Crusades __
Results for the Barons - After the crusades the power of the Barons decreased greatly. The crusades also produced a good change in the western society Also the Crusades scattered different types of civilizations all over Europe.

= __ Sources __ = >
 * http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/crusades-timeline.htm
 * http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/cause-of-crusades.htm
 * http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/middle-ages-weapons.htm
 * http://atheism.about.com/library/FAQs/christian/blxtn_crus_antioch.htm
 * http://jesuschristsavior.net/Crusades.html
 * http://crusades-medieval.blogspot.com/2009/03/results-of-crusades.html