The Crusades started at the beginning of the 11th century Europe was becoming one of the largest civilization on the planet, but they had one contender the Byzantine Empire, today now known as Constantinople. The Byzantine empire was weakened by an attack by the Turks which wanted Constantinople because it had a huge amount of control for the empire. Now the empire …show more content…
In 1444, a general by the name of Zangi captured Edessa which was one of the sites that the Christians had it was important to them the Christians asked for another crusade from King Louis the Fourth and King Conrad of Germany said yes then and which the second Crusades began. King Conrad tried to attack the Jerusalem since it had been one of the strongest camps and could be a threat to the Byzantine empire. They attacked, but they lost even with over 40,000 thousand soldiers because the mayor of Jerusalem called for one the largest armies and beat the crusaders thrust ending the second Crusades. The Third Crusades didn't have as wars only 2 cities had been captured. The lost of the first city of Cairo then when King Richard tried to attack the Jerusalem he stated he wanted to land so they signed a treaty ending with an only war that was ended by the treaty. The Fourth t crusade A pope called for crusaders to talk on the Byzantine empire they broke through the defects and making Constantinople fall to Muslim control and which the used this power to take back Arce which ended the Crusades and crusaders thrust ending the …show more content…
From the Christians wanting the land to build more churches to Muslims protecting the kingdom of Constantinople from the Crusades who use it for the kings like The King of Germany to the king of England.The Crusades had a big effect on what we see the medieval times back then Before the war and even how we see the word Crusades not just as a military campaign but as a ruthless war filled many deaths and many high cities falling down to the