If you want to discover the captivating history of the Crusades and Silk Road, then keep reading...Two captivating manuscripts in one book: The Crusades: A Captivating Guide to the Military Expeditions During the Middle Ages That Departed from Europe with the Goal to Free Jerusalem and Aid Christianity in the Holy LandThe Silk Road: A Captivating Guide to the Ancient Network of Trade Routes Established during the Han Dynasty of China and How It Connected the East and WestIt could be said that European kings and nobles in the Middle Ages were Crusade mad. The enormous amount of fighting men who periodically sailed off to the Near East to do battle with Muslims are evidence of the widespread popularity of overseas adventurism at the time. The notion of a Crusade, in which large armies assembled from various regions of Europe for the purpose of doing battle with Turkish and Arab Muslims, became so fixed that it was expanded to include Crusades against heretical European Christian sects.Here are just some of the topics covered in part 1 of this book: The First Crusade (1095-1099) -The Pope Calls the Faithful to ArmsThe Armies of the First Crusade Engage with the EnemyThe Aftermath of the First CrusadeThe Second Crusade (1147-1149) The Beginnings of the Kingdom of JerusalemThe Third Crusade (1189-1192) - The King's CrusadeThe Fourth Crusade (1202-1204) - The Latin Empire of Constantinople and the Children's CrusadeThe Fifth Crusade (1217-1221)The Sixth Crusade (1228) - The Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II Takes the CrossThe Seventh Crusade (1248-1254)The Eighth Crusade (1270)And much, much more!Here are just some of the topics covered in part 2 of this book: Rome, Silk, and Ancient GeographyHan Silk Production and TradeThe Kingdom of LoulanBuddhists along the Silk RoadTurfan: An Oasis on the Silk RoadThe Legend of Prester JohnGenghis Khan, Ruler of the Whole WorldThe Lord of Xanadu, Kublai Khan: The Emperor of ChinaMarco Polo Visits Kublai Khan's ChinaThe Final Years of Kublai KhanAnd much, much more!So if you want to learn more about the Crusades and Silk Road, scroll up and click the "add to cart" button!