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The crusades stared in the year 1095, provoked by Pope Urban II. He got Christians to come together and join armies to fight the Muslims and get the Holy city back (Jerusalem)and free Eastern Christians from Islamic rule. Most of the Christian crusaders actually only fought for wealth, as Jerusalem was quite a wealthy city so if if was conquered the Christians would get that wealth. This caused fights among the Christians when they defeat other cities, they fought about who got what and the amount of things.

In the crusades there were many battles as it was between the years 1095 and 1270. In 1099 the Christian crusades reached Jerusalem and started building three buildings big enough for the crusaders they were for protection and housing. When they were finished they fought there way over Jerusalems walls to let all the knights in. When the gates opened thousands of Muslims were slaughtered. The Christian crusaders took over the Holy city then a few weeks later they were tested by Egyptian forces.