Initially, yes. They were able to sweep in, defeat the Muslims they found, and set up "Crusader states". They were not able to hold on to these lands, however, and within 200 years they were all defeated.
False.
They didn't free the Holy land
The first time, but then Saladin the Great(Muslim General) defeatedthe crusaders and recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 A.D.
The first one.
the crusades were called the holy wars because the crusaders were fighting for Jerusalem which was considered the holy land by 3 monotheistic cultures and each one wanted it to be under their control. What meant "holy" back then, is now called "freeing some brown people and bringing democracy" A red herring veiling the real cause: greed of the few + gullibility of the many
Crusades
The Crusades were started because the the Muslims, Christians, and Jews all share the Holy Land of Israel, and the first crusade occured because the Christians were trying to recapture the holy land.
The Crusades were an attempt by the Christian States to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims, who had invaded an captured it.
Conquest of large areas of Palestine
nah fam a+
False. They didn't free the Holy land
The Crusades were about re-capturing the Holy Land, which is the sacred land for Christians.
In the Holy land e.g. Jerusalem
the crusades were to rescue christian holy items and land the first was to regain the holy land the others were to storm places were they belived the arabians were hiding the holy grail and such.
The mission of the Crusades was to take over the Holy Land (Jerusalem).
Crusades occurred mostly to regain the Holy Lands - The Kingdom of Jerusalem from the muslims.
The Muslims controlled the Holy Land after the crusades ended.
Prior to the crusades, the Holy land had been taken over by Muslims. The crusaders went to the Holy Land to fight the Muslims and kick them out.
the crusades were called the holy wars because the crusaders were fighting for Jerusalem which was considered the holy land by 3 monotheistic cultures and each one wanted it to be under their control. What meant "holy" back then, is now called "freeing some brown people and bringing democracy" A red herring veiling the real cause: greed of the few + gullibility of the many
In the Holy land e.g. Jerusalem
Crusades