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Works of literature were introduced

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The Arabian language contributed to European intellect

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Europeans learned how to produced pasta, paper, sugar, and colored glass,etc. (things that weren't available before the Crusades)

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Europeans realized all of the things lacking in their own lives

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After numerous attempts by the Crusaders of Jerusalem to capture Egypt, Nur al-Din’s forces (led by the general Shirkuh and his nephew, Saladin) seized Cairo in 1169 and forced the Crusader army to evacuate. Upon Shirkuh’s subsequent death, Saladin assumed control and began a campaign of conquests that accelerated after Nur al-Din’s death in 1174. In 1187, Saladin began a major campaign against the Crusader Kingdom of Jerusalem. His troops virtually destroyed the Christian army at the battle of Hattin, taking the city along with a large amount of territory.

In September of 1192 a peace treaty was signed ending the Third Crusade and Christian rule over Jerusalem.

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To govern the conquered territory, those who remained established four large western settlements, or Crusader states, in Jerusalem, Edessa, Antioch and Tripoli.

In 1130, the muslims started their own holy war, Jihad, against the Christian forces they called Franks.

In 1144 the Seljuk Turks retook the northernmost Christian State in the Holy Land.

Christian authorities in the West called for another Crusade. Led by two great rulers, King Louis VII of France and King Conrad III of Germany, the Second Crusade began in 1147.

The 50,000 Crusaders under their rule were decimated leading to a humiliating defeat for the Second Crusade in 1154

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Encamping before Jerusalem in June 1099, the Christians forced the Jerusalem's governor to surrender by mid-July. Despite Tancred’s promise of protection, the Crusaders slaughtered hundreds of men, women and children in their victorious entrance into the city.

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Italian merchants wanted to expand trade routes throughout the Mediterranean.

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The Church wanted to reinforce their political and religious authority over Western Europe.

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Popes and Kings wanted to demonstrate their superiority over each other.

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Pilgrims brought back valuable goods from the Holy Land. This encouraged the Church to promote militancy against the Muslims in the Holy Land to increase wealth

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When the Seljuk Turks took over the Holy Land, they denied Christians the right to pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Antioch.

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By travelling throughout the continent and the Mediterranean Sea, Europeans were exposed to many different cultures. This was significant at the time because Europe had been culturally isolated for hundreds of years. Europeans learned new scientific ideas and new crafting techniques from the people they passed by. This had a major influence on the future of European science, industry, and artistry. Music and poetry in Europe reflected Islamic styles of the Middle-East. New literary works and styles were also exposed to Europe, which affected intellectual and cultural development.

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He felt it was the duty of God's people to remove the Muslim Power over God's holy city. He commissioned for the first Crusade to act as a way t o keep God's People from attacking each other and f ocus on a common enemy.

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Ambitious rulers were looking for new lands to conquer. They also wanted to maintain their status by increasing their power.

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-a series of religiously inspired Christian military campaigns against Muslims in the eastern Mediterranean from 1095 to 1204; they had a major influence on European culture, thought, and technology

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1st Crusade 1096-1099

2nd Crusade 1147-1149

3rd Crusade 1189-1192

4th Crusade 1202-1204