Mapping the Crusades
Key Regions and the Spread
Main Route (A)
THE HOLY LAND(?)
- Western Europe → Anatolia → Jerusalem
(what it means: Dar es salam → a place of peace) - Where the Righteous Crusades (1–9) Start
Eastern Diversion (B)
- Route turned to Constantinople (Istanbul)
- Especially during the Fourth Crusade
Southern Campaigns (C)
- Toward Egypt (Damietta)
- Later toward North Africa (Tunisia)
Northern Crusades (D)
- Into the Baltic regions
- Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia
Western Europe (E)
INTERNAL CRUSADES
- Southern France (Albigensian Crusade)
Iberian Peninsula (F)
- Spain & Portugal
(Reconquista campaigns)
THE BIG PICTURE
Not one war — A Wide Network of
Campaigns (WARS):
- Middle East (Palestine)
- Europe (Spain)
- North Africa
- Baltic regions
- Not Just One Land -
The Crusades Were Across 3 Continents