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    In the movie kingdom of heaven most of the characters were based on historically real people. Balian, Saladin, Guy de Lusignan, Raynold de Chatillon, and King Baldwin were all real people, but what they did according to the movie isn't so much . So the question is who were they really, and what's their significance compared to how the movie protruded them. Balian was born in the kingdom of Jerusalem, also known as the holy land, around the 12th century. Unlike in the movie kingdom of heavens where

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    and contrast of Jerusalem in 1187 and “Kingdom of Heaven”: The movie “Kingdom of Heaven”, has many historical facts, but then again has many historical inaccuracies. Geography, religion, religious tolerance by Bailian before the battle of Jerusalem, and the battle for Jerusalem itself. While some of this is historically accurate most of it is a Hollywood remixes of historical facts. The geography of the movie was wrong, because it was filmed in Spain and Morocco not in Jerusalem where everything

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    The crusades were a time of great upheaval in the world. The Kingdom of Heaven, Jerusalem, was the centerpiece of the crusades between the Christians and Muslims. As stated in Daniel 2:44, “In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed…”. Despite the movie straying from actual events in history, it did however show some factual events. King Baldwin IV was a true example of Christian chivalry. He was a man who understood suffering, the Church, and

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    to capture holy places of Palestine mainly Jerusalem. The crusade was considered a justified war and regarded as holy by the pope. A total of 8 wars were fought between the Christians and Muslims in this regard which are collectively known as Crusades. The initial objective of the crusades was to get hold of Jerusalem. Jerusalem was considered a sacred place by the Christians. It was a place of pilgrimage for Christians as the Holy sepulture in Jerusalem marked the initiation of hill of crucifixion

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    beginning of the Crusades. The First Crusade had a very important impact in Medieval England, it started as an attempt to get back Jerusalem. In 1076 the Muslims captured Jerusalem, any Christian who wanted to visit the Holy Land faced great danger. In 1095, Urban spoke to a great crowd at Clermont in France. He called for a war against the Muslims so that Jerusalem was regained for the Christian faith.

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    Crusades captured Antioch. In August 1098 the Crusades made it to Jerusalem. When Godfrey died, Baldwin became the first king of the Christian kingdom in Jerusalem. The Muslims attacked

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    2.03 Name: Kevin Oller Teacher: Ms. Hughes School: Hialeah Gardens High Crusades Facebook Postings 1. Just in case you guys don’t about the history of why the crusades are happening, it’s all about Jerusalem and the Holy Land, or Palestine, have a complicated history. The Holy Land sits at the intersection of three continents, near the birthplace of some of the world’s oldest civilizations. It also borders the Mediterranean Sea, a major artery of conquest and trade. The region is valued as much for

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    1096-1099 and played a very important part in Medieval England. The reason that the First Crusade happened was because they were trying to capture Jerusalem from the Muslims. They didn’t want the Muslims to have Jerusalem because it belonged to the Christians. The First Crusade was a major event that happened and it still talked about today. Jerusalem was captured by the Muslims, Christians were mad about this when they found out. Many people also volunteered to fight on the First Crusade. An important

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    The Fourth to Sixth Crusade The Fourth Crusade began in 1198, due to conflict for controls for power between Europe and Byzantium. This changed the Crusader’s mission of reclaiming Jerusalem from Egypt's command, to overthrow Alexius IV, whose attempts to submit the Byzantine Church to Rome was met with hostility in 1204. While he was placed in palace coup, war was waged on Constantinople, with the Fourth Crusade ending with the subjugation and ransacking of the Byzantine capital later that year

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    question being asked here is Were the results of the crusades more positive or negative.One reason the crusades happened on November 27, 1095, in Clermont, France, Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem. Document the First Crusade states that The Crusaders first gathered in Constantinople in fall 1096.This is interesting because Document the First Crusade states that The official start date was set for August 15, 1096. Those armies that left before

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