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Which of the following likely contributed to the path of the third Crusade?

Much of North Africa was held by Muslims, therefore Crusaders approached from the east. Much of Europe was held by the Christians, therefore Crusaders traveled straight through the Mediterranean. Much of Spain was held by Muslims, therefore Crusaders traveled around it by sea rather than through it. Much of Italy was held by Muslims, therefore Crusaders hugged the border of Croatia and Serbia.

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http://www.shadowedrealm.com/medieval-articles/exclusive/richard_saladin_warriors_third_crusade
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Answer 6

Similarly to the Second Crusade, the Third Crusade was also a response to losses in the East – this time from the defeat at Hattin and the capture of Jerusalem. Following these disasters, Pope Gregory VIII made an appeal for aid in the Holy Land. Frederick Barbarossa, the Holy Roman Emperor, set out for the East in 1189, but he died before he could reach the Holy Land, which was a severe loss for the Europeans near the very beginning of the Third Crusade.8 The two most significant remaining leaders to set out on crusade from the West were Richard of England and Philip of France, who set out by sea separately in 1191. Richard stopped at Cyprus on his way to the Holy Land and conquered the island before meeting up with Philip at the siege of Acre on 8 June 1191. Saladin was unable to break the Christians' blockade, and the city fell to the crusading kings in a little over a month, after which Philip departed to return to the West and Richard turned south toward Jaffa.9