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The Crusade
Jerusalem most important
city in the Holy Land Jerusalem in Armenia,
Middle East
Jerusalem
Place Jesus had died Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem It was place for Christians to give thanks to
god, beg for forgiveness. And come to die
Importance of Jerusalem to Christians
To Muslims Jerusalem was place Muhammad, their
founder of their religion, died It was only city that fell into Islam in their territory
Muhammad
Jerusalem’s importance to
Muslims
Jerusalem was where religion started It was their home It was Land promised by their god
Jerusalem’s importance to Jews
Attack of Seljuk
Turks Ruler of Seljuk Turks took over Jerusalem He began threaten and attack Christians He tried to attack Constantinople
Purpose of crusade
Alexius Comnenus was the emperor of
Byzantine He was afraid of their attacks He asked pope, kings of Western Europe
for help Alexius wanted to recover territories that
have been seized by Turks
Alexius Comnenus
Pope wanted to get Jerusalem back and
wanted to stop Christians in west from fighting
He made speech in Clermont about plan to get Jerusalem
1095 called council of bishops to Clermont
He made up stories to make people angry
People were moved by popes word, and soon they had formed the Crusade
Pope’s Speech