particular‚ they wanted to take Jerusalem‚ the city ofJesus Christ‚ away from the Islamic Fatimids who were ruling it. In 1095 AD Pope Urban made a great speech at Clermont (CLAIRE-mant) in southern France‚ where he urged the people to take up weapons and go fight to free Jerusalem from the rule of the Fatimids. People were wildly enthusiastic. Even children and old women and old men wanted to go. People were so enthusiastic that several groups set off for Jerusalem before the main group was organized
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was a man of his word. CAPTURE JERUSALEM July 03‚ 1187‚ Saladin attacked the Crusaders in Jerusalem. Saladin’s army surrounded the Crusaders near the West Bank in Lake Tiberias Heyting. His armies set bushes on fire to smoke the Crusaders out. A large number of Crusaders died from thirst because they did not have enough water. The next day‚ on July 04‚ 1187‚ at the Battle of Hattin‚ Saladin faced combined forces of Guy of Lusignan‚ King Consort of Jerusalem and Raymond III of Tripoli. Saladin
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The Crusades were a Christian army fighting against the Muslims to gain the “Holy Land” (Jerusalem). The Crusades were referred as “Histories most successful failures “‚ because they were able to conquer Jerusalem (holy land) but weren’t able to keep it because the Muslims took their land right back. I agree that the Crusades were failures more than successors because of the fact that they failed to keep the “holy land” from the Muslims: when they spent so much time and effort trying to conquer it
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Divine Shine forth upon our clouded hills? And was Jerusalem builded here Among these dark satanic mills? Bring me my bow of burning gold! Bring me my arrows of desire! Bring me my spear! O clouds‚ unfold! Bring me my chariot of fire! I will not cease from mental fight‚ Nor shall my sword sleep in my hand‚ Till we have built Jerusalem In England’s green and pleasant land. The poem by William Blake that is generally known as “Jerusalem” is probably the best known of his works‚ although
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serves as a more sacred representation of Jerusalem as a city‚ which is the main water source in the city as well. The water from Gihon Springs is essential for the people of Jerusalem‚ and therefore must be protected. The water from there leads to many aspects of life as it provides "…large numbers of fish‚ because this water flows there and makes the salt water fresh; so where the river flows everything will live" (Ezekiel 47:9). The life of Jerusalem is literally depended on the water of the Gihon
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In 1187‚ Saladin‚ who is considered as the hero of Islam took over Jerusalem after 90 years of conflicts. After hearing about the news‚ Pope Urban II died from a heart attack on October 19th‚ 1187. On October 29th‚ 1187‚ Pope Gregory VIII proposed the third crusade to have Jerusalem back. Frederick I‚ Holy Roman Emperor of Germany‚ King Philip II of France‚ and King Richard I of England accepted the proposal and formed the
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Alexander as his second-in-command‚ besieged and conquered the city of Jerusalem. In the Siege of Jerusalem‚ the great Jewish Temple was destroyed. The Temple of Jerusalem had a long and tiresome history of being constantly rebuilt and then destroyed time and time again. During the siege of Jerusalem‚ the Jewish Temple‚ which was built by Herod the Great‚ was completely destroyed. The destruction of Herod’s temple in Jerusalem in 70 A.D. by Titus and Vespasian was foretold in astonishing detail by
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of the Levant. The result of the work led to the recapturing of Jerusalem. During the crusade knights and peasants from many parts of Western Europe traveled by land and sea to Constantinople and then to Jerusalem. The peasants outnumbered the knights. Peasants and knights were split into separate armies. However‚ because the peasants weren’t well-trained in combat their army failed to reach Jerusalem. The knights arrived at Jerusalem and launched an assault on the city and captured it in July1099
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would be made up of three distinct divisions: The first unit of sevens (49 years) is the period of time for the rebuilding of the city of Jerusalem. The angel Gabriel explained that “... the street shall be built again‚ and the wall‚ even in troublous times” (verse 25). The Jews confirmed this prophecy in John 2:20 that it took forty nine years to build Jerusalem. Actually it took forty six years to build the temple and another additional three years to build the walls‚ making a total of forty
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to torture people for information. The Christian Church also became a symbol of military power with the launching of the Crusades because it could send armies to far off lands‚ including Jerusalem and Constantinople (Document 4). The Fourth Crusade ended at Constantinople because they could not make it to Jerusalem. Pope Urban II‚ with the launching of the Crusades‚ was also able to grant people promises and slander other religions. He granted people “ Remission for sins and… imperishable glory in
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