Major+People+and Sites

//**People involved in the Crusades **// **//Three people that were majorly involved with the Crusades were Saladin, Pope Urban II, and Richard the Lionheart.//** **//Pope Urban II, Richard the Lionheart, and Saladin//** **//Sites of the Crusades//** //**Some major places that the Crusades took place were as follows: Jerusalem (of course, because it was the religious epicenter in Europe during that time.) Also, Antioch (because it's this is allegedly where Christianity originated after Paul delivered his first sermon), Acre (where the Third Crusade took place), Edessa (because it's where the Second Crusade took place), as well as a few other cities like Constantinople. **//
 * **// Saladin became notorious for being a Muslim leader during the Third Crusade and also for capturing Jerusalem in //****// 1187. //**
 * **// Pope Urban II was known for diverting the attack on the Byzantines to the Arabs instead, thus helping the Byzantine Empire remove the threat from the western border and get troops to defend the eastern border. //**
 * **// Richard the Lionheart was a leader of the Third Crusade, fighting against Saladin. He was the son of King Henry II. //**