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The Crusades WEAPONS OF THE CRUSADES Sword The sword would have been a must have weapon for anyone in the crusades. It was basically there version of a rifle in modern terms.

Bow And Arrow The bow would have been less popular than the sword because it took more skill. This would have been like a sniper speaking in modern terms because of the distance of able to be achieved. Siege Tower The siege tower would have been a must have for taking over heavily guarded towns because the needed protection from arrows while being able to reach the top of the walls. Jerusalem Was Important to both sides because they believe that Jesus or the Prophet Muhammad once lived there.So it was basically where their faith started and it is said that god chose Jerusalem as his own. To get more in depth it is where Jesus was crucified. But on the Muslim side it was where the prophet Mohammed was taken into heaven.

This is a map of the first crusade-([])

The Causes Of The Crusades The Christians wanted to take Jerusalem from the Muslims and they both wanted to have control of the city. Crusades Timeline 
 * 1095 Pope Urban called a meeting at Clermont, France
 * 1096-1099 First Crusade took Antioch and Jerusalem
 * 1147-1149 Second Crusade, led by King Louis VII and Emperor Conrad III
 * 1189-1192 Third Crusade, Crusade of the Three Kings
 * 1202-1204 Fourth Crusade, ending in seizure of Constantinople
 * 1212 Children's Crusade
 * 1291 Acre taken by Muslims

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