Title: What Holy War Was Between the Muslims & the Christians? | Synonym
Headings: What Holy War Was Between the Muslims & the Christians?
What Holy War Was Between the Muslims & the Christians?
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1 Causes
2 The People's and the First Crusade
3 The Second Through Fourth Crusades
4 The Fifth Through Ninth Crusades
5 Effects

Content: This crusade, called the People's Crusade, ultimately failed as a result of lack of training and proficient leadership. When the knights of the First Crusade made their voyage, they too experienced power struggles as well as violence on the road through the Middle East. By the time they reached Jerusalem, the Turks had been ousted by Egyptians, but this alteration did not deter the Christians from fighting for what they believed was their sacred city. After much fighting, the First Crusade was successful in winning over Muslim territory and momentarily establishing the Latin kingdom of Jerusalem. 3 The Second Through Fourth Crusades
Although the first four Crusades are the most recognized of the nine, as well as the most well-orchestrated by the Church, fighting between Christians and Muslims endured for a total of 200 years. The Second Crusade, participated in by the French king Louis VII and the Holy Roman Emperor Conrad III, resulted in military failure with the only advances made in Portugal, where Lisbon was liberated from the Moors. The Third Crusade, which took place between 1189 and 1192, is recognized for the Christian's effort to take back Jerusalem from Saladin, the Muslim founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. For the Christians, this effort was ultimately a failure. The Fourth Crusade also was meant to recapture Jerusalem, but failed when Constantinople (the capital of the Byzantine empire) was sacked and fell in 1204. 4 The Fifth Through Ninth Crusades
The Roman Catholic Church attempted to regain the Holy Land with the fifth through ninth Crusades, lasting into the 13th century.