Griffin Coach Williams World History February 9‚ 2015 The fall of Jerusalem in 1187 was one of the biggest events in the history of the Crusades. It was the end of the second crusade and gave up Jerusalem to the Muslims for the first time and the Crusaders never got it back. The siege of Jerusalem in 1187 lasted from September 20 to October 2 in 1187. Balian‚ a blacksmith from Ibelin‚ the son of Godfrey was the leader of Jerusalem at this time. The leader of the Muslims‚ Saladin had tried to negotiate
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Crusade‚ until the Ayyubid occupation by the end of the 12th century. These two periods of Frankish rule together amount to little more than a hundred years. In terms of the physical changes that took place in this short span of time‚ we can place Crusader Jerusalem among the important periods in the history of the city. In appearance‚ the Old City of Jerusalem is still essentially a medieval city. It was the holiest of Christian cities‚ containing as it still does‚ a multitude of pilgrimage sites
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The First Crusade The First Crusade - 1096 - 1099 A brief description and outline of the Cause of the Crusades is as follows: The massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem prompted the first crusade Religious Conviction of crusaders The Instinct to Fight The Preaching of Peter the Hermit The Threat of the Turks The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II - "It is the will of God" Leaders of the First Crusade The leaders of the First Crusade included some of
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workforce‚ the contemporary life of all of us has become extremely busy. We have developed kind of an object driven and materialistic attitude towards life and living. To the extent that we care only the marks and money! We don’t‚ or little realize that ceaseless working or studying reduces our efficiency and make our life dull and depressing. Dear fellow students‚ physical‚ recreational and relaxation activities are very important‚ and yet‚ necessary component of a happy and healthy life. It helps the
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century. It was a historic fact that not all of the crusades achieved their purpose and attained success. Instead‚ defeat or failure was the usual result for most of the crusades‚ and victories were only a seldom or occasional visitor to the Christian crusaders who joined the mission with that common goal in mind. The crusading was more of a clash between two different religions and cultures‚ which proved to be the very source of most of the troubles
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abbot to offer a new more exciting account of the crusades.1 Robert’s account includes a number of themes as he describes different people the Crusaders encounter. In the history of the First Crusade‚ Robert the Monk uses his description of the Muslims to further display Crusaders as heroes. Robert the Monk uses language in the HI to contrast the Crusader bravery with Muslim cowardice. Robert does this is in his description of Muslim tactics. Robert writes‚ “That was because the Turkish tactic is
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The Second Crusade: Discord between the Crusader states Tyler Rathke HIS 111-601 After the end of the first Crusade‚ three Crusader States were created in the East. The three Crusader states were the Kingdom of Jerusalem‚ the Principality of Antioch‚ and the county of Edessa and after the first three Crusader states were developed‚ a fourth was added called the County of Tripoli. The social‚ political‚ and economic factors throughout the Crusader States led to the cause of the second Crusade
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political and economic gain‚ as shown by the desire for personal gain by both the pope and common crusaders‚ and the Crusaders’ clear violation of Christian teachings on various occasions. The Pope who had called for the First Crusade was Pope Urban II‚ and his motives to call for a Crusade were not
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to fund the Crusade. The main problem facing the Crusaders was transport‚ in previous Crusades‚ traveling by distance was the only route taken‚ yet was not only time-consuming‚ but expensive as well. As a result‚ the only logical mode of transportation was to go via the sea‚ however the only place that had the potential to manufacture the entire Crusade was the city of Venice. Venice was the only state that could meet the needs of the Crusaders to provide the necessary supplies needed to fund
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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 crushed the Crusaders. The Kingdom of Jerusalem
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