Constantinople
Constantinople
They fought because the Muslims had control of Jerusalem, the most important city to the Holy Roman Empire. To get Jerusalem back under the control of it, the crusaders started the Crusades, or holy wars.
Cities such as Venice flourished as a result of the Crusaders because,people fled to Venice and it developed into a powerful,city-state that came to dominate much of the Mediterranean during the Crusades.
Cities such as Venice flourished as a result of the Crusaders because,people fled to Venice and it developed into a powerful,city-state that came to dominate much of the Mediterranean during the Crusades.
The Fourth Crusade began with the siege of the city of Zadar (aka Zara), a major port on the Adriatic Sea. From there the crusaders crossed the Mediterranean Sea to Egypt.
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
Constantinople
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Many cities were attackd by the crusaders. The most important two were:Jerusalem, captured by the crusaders of the First Crusade in 1099, with its entire population slaughtered, without concern whether they were Muslim or Christian.Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Empire, which was sacked by the crusaders of the Fourth Crusade in 1204.
Jerusalem
Jerusalem was the destination of the first two crusaders.