The Medieval Crusades

by Stephen Currie

By the end of the eleventh century, about two-thirds of the ancient Christian world had been conquered by Muslims, including Egypt, Palestine, Syria, and Anatolia. In response, western European Christians organized and launched the Crusades, a series of violent expeditions meant to check Islamic expansion, formally regain control over Christian areas of the Holy Land, and seize pagan regions. Not strictly political in nature, participating in a crusade...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420500627
• ISBN13: 9781420500622
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10