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Maps/ important sites of the Crusades. By cameron and shawn. Main Sites. There were five main Countries/Sites of the Crusades. Edessa. The County of Edessa was separated from all the other countries of the Crusades. Edessa was home to Baldwin II and his army. Antioch.
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Maps/ important sites of the Crusades By cameron and shawn
Main Sites There were five main Countries/Sites of the Crusades.
Edessa • The County of Edessa was separated from all the other countries of the Crusades. • Edessa was home to Baldwin II and his army
Antioch • Antioch was located just south of Edessa and was home to the Byzantine Empire. • It was captured by the Seljuks in 1085
Tripoli • Tripoli is south of Antioch found in present day Syria • It was home to Bertrand of Toulouse • It was created in 1109
Acre • Acre is South of Tripoli located in Western Galilee • It was ruled by Arab Caliphates • It was the main port of the eastern Mediterranean since 1170
Jerusalem • Jerusalem is south of Acre and the last of the five main Countries/Sites of the Crusades • This was considered the holy land to all Christians, Muslims, and Jews