The Crusades Chart

First Crusade

Second Crusade

Third Crusade
Fourth Crusade

1096-1099 (Three Years

Long)

Dates/Range
Participants
(name and
description)

Pope Urban II- really

wanted to control the
church
Alexius Comnenus I
Godfrey of Bouillon
Raymond of Toulouse
Robert of Normandy
Bohemond of Sicily

1147-1149 (two years long)

-

Pope Eugenius III

Bernard of Clairvaux
French King Louis VII
Conrad III of the Holy
Roman Empire
Eleanor of Aquitaine

1189-1192 (three years

long)
-

Fredrick Barbarossa of
the Holy Roman Empire
Philip Augustus of
France
Richard the Lionhearted
of England
Pope Innocent III

1202-1204 (two years

long)

Pope Innocent III

Dandola

Journey/Route
(include an
image)

Specific
Objective

To take back the holy city of

Jerusalem and convert
people to Christianity or kill
them.

Miscellaneous The First Crusade was when

four nobles, their armies,
Information
and members of their

To retake Edessa

To use the combined might

of three powerful kings of
Europe, Philip, Richard I,
and Frederick I to drive the
Muslims under Saladin out
of Jerusalem

To recapture Jerusalem,
which was under the
control of the Muslims.

For fifty years, the

Crusaders occupied
Outremer while trade

After the loss of Jerusalem,

three powerful rulers,
Fredrick, Philip, and

Pope Innocent III called for

thousands of French
soldiers to help with the

households all travelled to

Constantinople. Out of
desperation along the way,
they looted Nicaea and
defeated the Turks at
Dorylaeum. The Crusaders
then besieged Antioch as
they ran short on supplies
and entered it, but were in
turn besieged by the emir
of Mosul. They defeated the
emir, re-strengthened by
the appearance of the head
of the lance that speared
Jesuss side, and reached
Jerusalem after a grueling
journey. The Crusaders
defeated and slaughtered
the Muslims and Jews and
took Jerusalem. Afterwards,
they created a kingdom
called Outremer, which was
governed by one of the
original four nobles,
Godfrey of Bouillon, and
was divided into counties.

flourished. However,
infighting between rulers
led to the county of Edessa
being captured by the Turks
in 1145. Louis VII of France
chose to lead a Second
Crusade alongside his wife,
Eleanor of Aquitaine, his
army, and Louiss various
belongings. Their caravan
was suddenly attacked, and
they were forced to go to
Antioch, where Louis was
disgusted by the
intermingling of Christians
with Muslims and decided
to attack Damascus with his
army and the German one.
They attacked, but
retreated after archers
killed several Frenchmen.
Some historians believe this
defeat was partly caused by
the knights of Outremers
lack of enthusiasm in
attacking the Muslims
because they had become
so friendly.

Richard, joined together for

forth crusade to regain
the third crusade. Pope
the Holy Land. But, in
Innocent III convinced
Venice, they didnt have
them to raise taxes. Soon
enough money to pay for
after, Fredrick drowned,
passage, but they could
and Philip and Richard
pass through if they took
began arguing, Philip left.
the city of Zara. But Zara
So, Richard went about
was a Catholic City. Soon
trying to take control of
after many power
Jerusalem himself. He
struggles, the Byzantine
found out that Philp was
Empire took
plotting against him.
Consantinople but soon
Richard signs treaty with
enough, the Byzantine
Saladin. could divide
Empire was succumbed by
strong Christian rulers
the Ottoman Turks. The
Crusader attack on
Constantinope weakened
alreay bad relations
between Latin and Greek
churches. Because Latin
rule lasted, the orthodox
church was persecuted

Outcome:
Positive- Trade increased between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean.
- The Arab collection of Greek and Roman writings became available to the Europeans
- The Arab advances in math and science were also given to the Europeans
- Nationalism grows
- Introduced thousands of Europeans to the world beyond their borders
- Shattered parochialism of medieval Europe
- Increased pace of economic changes
- Crusaders brought back spices, fruits, jewelry, perfumes, silks, and rugs
- People were taught to use forks
- Growth of shipping enabled several ports in Italy, like Venice, Genoa, and Pisa, to become
powerful wealthy city-states
- Lead to the exploration of Africa, Asia and the New World
Negative- Religious intolerance
o Relations between Latin and Greek Christians deteriorated
o Relations between Christians and Moslems deteriorated
o Relations between Christians and Jews deteriorated
- Thousands of Moslems and Christians were massacred in two centuries
- Jews who chose to remain loyal to their faith were slaughtered
- Jews were forced to live apart from Christians and wear yellow patches on their clothes
- Feudalism weakens