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Crusades
Started:1099 AD
Body of Water: Mediterranean Sea
Area Ruled: Stretch of land from Europe until Jerusalem (Antioch, Nicaea, Edessa).
Problem: The Muslims and the Christians both wanted control of Jerusalem. It is the holy land for both religions.
Groups involved: Catholic Christians, Eastern Orthodox Christians, and Muslims (Sunni and Shia)
Important people: Pope Urban, Emperor Alexius, Baldwin, Godfrey
Saladin (united Sunni and Shia to fight against the Crusaders)
Result (what happened in the end?): At the end of the first crusade the Christians won, but the Muslims won the last crusade.