The Introduction
The very first Crusade started in 1096 and ended in 1099. The crusades all started because both the Muslims and the Christians want power, land and wealth. Before the crusades started, Jerusalem was open access for all religions. The Muslims then closed access to all the religions, the Jews were kicked out and roamed for a home, on the other hand the Christians were angry and wanted Jerusalem back,and that's how the crusades started. Battle after battle, blood spilled on both sides there was no mercy, the Muslims were fighting to survive the Christians were fighting to be free of sin. The first crusade started because King Alexius the First requestined extra guards from Pope Urban the Second. The Urban had a sermon rounding up 40,000 peasant soldiers to hand to the King. Alexius was not expecting 40,000 he was thinking 40! Alexius used this to his advantage, he manipulated the peasant soldiers to attack the Muslims in Jarusalem, it was 2 birds 1 stone. This turned into a long skirmish between the Islamic religion and the Christian religion.