They were the Muslims.
The Byzantine Emperor sought help from the European Christian kingdoms when the Turks took over.
Christianity was developed through numerous councils that took place in both Europe and Southwest Asia after Jesus' crucifixion in Jerusalem (Southwest Asia).
seljuk Turks
The Romans destroyed the Second Temple. It was on Temple Mount in Jerusalem .
Baldwin of Boulougne became Baldwin I, the first King of Jerusalem in 1100.
The Seljuk Turks- they were Muslims that took over the "Holy Land" - Jerusalem.
They admitted only those pilgrims traveling from Constantinople. The began to welcome Christian pilgrims to Jerusalem. They doubled the taxes for traveling on the roads into Jerusalem. They closed the pilgrimage routes to Jerusalem.
The First Crusade, which took place in the 11th century, was an attempt to gain Jerusalem back from Muslims. It consisted of European nations fighting against Turks.
The First Crusade, which took place in the 11th century, was an attempt to gain Jerusalem back from Muslims. It consisted of European nations fighting against Turks.
The goal was to recapture the Holy Land (Palestine) from the Seldjuk Turks. The Turks had defeated the Byzantines in 1071, and took Jerusalem. They persecuted the Chistians. So, the Crusades were military expeditions fought by the Europeans to win back the Holy Land. The First Crusade was called by the Pope (Urban II). The Crusades successfully captured Jerusalem in 1099 and massacred its inhabitants.
Turks took Constantinople on May 29th 1453.
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Christâ??s Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem, one of the holiest of Christian relics had been held by the Saracens, who permitted pilgrims to visit the relic. However, once the Turks took it, no visits were allowed. Furthermore, they brutalized and murdered thousands of Christians, prompting the start of the Crusades.
The Byzantine Emperor sought help from the European Christian kingdoms when the Turks took over.
The people that took part in the crusades were the European christians and the seljuk Turks.
It seems to me as if you are talking about the First Crusade. It lasted from 1096 to 1099, and was an effort by Western Christianity to regain their 'Holy Lands'. It ended with the re-capture of Jerusalem, though that was only temporary.
CAUSES1) Turks took over Jerusalem which was holy to the Catholic Church2) Pope Urban II wanted Christians to visit Jerusalem (pilgrimage)3) Pope Urban II wanted to unite Europe which was fightingamong itself (common enemy unites people)4) The Christian Byzantine Empire asked the pope to help stop the invasion of the Suljak Turks.PHASES1) Peter the Hermit - attacked early with his followers2) First Crusade- Pope Urban II won, but Turks attacked for 88 years3) Second Crusade - Saladin (Turk) retook Jerusalem- Richard the Lionhearted and Saladin agreed (treaty) that Europeanscould visit Jerusalem