During which crusade, and in roughly which period, did crusader armies capture Jerusalem?
During the Third Crusade, at the end of the twelfth century
During the Fourth Crusade, at the start of the thirteenth century
During the First Crusade, at the start of the thirteenth century
During the First Crusade, at the end of the eleventh century✓Correct answer
Explanation
The city was taken by the armies of the first expedition after a long march east, and that success is what made the western settlements in the region possible at all. The third expedition fails because it was launched after the city had already passed out of western hands again and did not recover it.