Drag and drop the description to the correct crusade. (2 points)

Second Crusade Third Crusade Fourth Crusade

organized in 1189 to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to Saladin
organized by king Louis VII of France and the German empire
aimed to recapture Edessa
caused distrust between Byzantine and Catholic Christians

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Here are the descriptions matched to the correct Crusades:

Second Crusade

  • aimed to recapture Edessa
  • organized by King Louis VII of France and the German empire

Third Crusade

  • organized in 1189 to recapture Jerusalem after it fell to Saladin

Fourth Crusade

  • caused distrust between Byzantine and Catholic Christians