Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
1. The symbol of the Crusaders was a red cross. Soldiers wore it on their clothing and armor. It was also used on flags and banners.
2. Between the second and the third Crusades, the Teutonic Knights and the Templars were formed to help defend Christendom. These were famous groups of Holy Knights.
3. There were 9 different groups of Crusaders
4. In 1291, one of the only remaining Crusader cities, Acre, fell to the Muslim Mamluks
5. Trade and transportation also improved throughout Europe as a result of the Crusades.
6. The word "Crusade" is related to the word "Cross", and means a Christian holy war.
7. The smaller Crusades continued to the 16th century, until the Renaissance and Reformation.
8. The Pope told the Christians that fighting the war would repay God for their sins and that if they died on a crusade they would go straight to heaven. The Christian soldiers were called "crusaders".