WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions-varying in size, strength and degree of success-occurred between 1096 and 1291.

Detailed explanation-2: -The original military orders were the Knights Templar, the Knights Hospitaller, the Order of Saint James, the Order of Calatrava, and the Teutonic Knights.

Detailed explanation-3: -For this reason, the Third Crusade is also known as the Kings’ Crusade. It was partially successful, recapturing the important cities of Acre and Jaffa, and reversing most of Saladin’s conquests, but it failed to recapture Jerusalem, which was the major aim of the Crusade and its religious focus.

Detailed explanation-4: -The struggle between Christians and Muslims in the Iberian Peninsula was proclaimed a crusade in 1123, but eventually became better known as the Reconquista, and only ended in 1492 with the fall of the Muslim Emirate of Granada. From 1147, campaigns in Northern Europe against pagan tribes were considered crusades.