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The Crusades The crusades were holy wars launched by the pope Urban II to recover the holy land from the control of the muslims. This wars were supported by the church and the kings/emperors of those times. The warriors that fought on it were offered with lands and god's forgive for all the sins that they made or will make, Obviously many people were tempt by the offer and they went to fight. There were many crusades but there are three that are the most important:

-The First Crusade: This was launched by pope Urban II in 1095 and lasted from 1096 to 1099. It was a success because they recovered the Holy Land and divided it in small states.

-The Second Crusade: This crusade was launched because the christian state of Edessa fell against a muslim attack. It was launched by the pope Pope Eugene III an lasted from 1147 to 1149. It wasn't succesful because muslims stayed with the Holy Land.

-The Thrid Crusade: This crusade was special because many european leaders fought on it. This one was also a epic fail, and many people died on it. It lasted from 1182 to 1192.

The total number of crusades were 13. Some of the crusades were pretty weird, such as the children crusade but, the children never arrived to the Holy Land.
 * //__THE POINTS OF VIEW__//**

-From the christians point of view, the crusades were launched to recover the holy land and stop the spread of the islam. -From the muslims point of view, the crusades just were another invation as anyone they had. They thought they just were westerns' greed trying to get their lands. The crusades afected much in both sides, but the result is the following:

-The holy land remained under the control of the muslims -Many soldiers died in the crusades. -The crusades helped to exchange cultures from one side to the another

Jaime Seminario 8th Milton