Transcript The Crusades

The Crusades
Chapter 10 Section 2
Page 264 - 268
Cause of the Crusades
 In the late 1000’s:
 Turkish Muslims captured the Holy
City of Jerusalem
 Pilgrims returning to Europe
 Attacked by Turks
 Said “No longer safe for Christians!”
 Turks started to attack the Byzantine
Empire (Orthodox)
 Byzantine emperor ask Pope Urban for
help
 Why: feared that the Turks would attack
Constantinople
 Pope Urban (Catholic) agrees to help
 “Call to Arms” all Christians all over
Europe are called to retake to Holy
Land!!!
Answer the Call to Arms
 Pope Urban sends out a
challenge to Europe:
 Kings and Nobles need to
stop fighting each other
 Work together to stop the
Turks
 The Challenge works!!
 Thousands of people join
Popes Army
 Join the holy army - Crusader
 Sewed crosses onto their
clothing
 “Marked with the Cross”
 Marched off to war yelling
“God wills it!”
Start of First Crusade
 1096: 5,000 Crusaders left
Europe for the Holy Land
 Why go on a Crusade?
 Hoped to save their soul
 Doing what God wanted
 God look favorably on them
for fighting
 Wanted land and treasure
 Looking for adventure
Crusade 1-4 Fill-in Chart
The End of the Crusades
 Crusades came to an end 1291
 The Muslim Armies took back all
of the Holy Land
 Why did the Crusades fail?
 To far to travel and many died along
the way
 Crusaders were not prepared to fight
in a desert climate
 Outnumbered by well-led and
organized Muslim foes
 Christian leaders fought among
themselves and planned poorly
 3 New goods exposed to
Europeans:
 Apricots, Rice, and Cotton
Clothing
Crusades Change
Europe
 How the Crusades affected
the relationship between:
 Christians and Jews
 Christians disliked the Jews
 Jews didn’t trust the Christians
 Christians and Muslims
 Christians thought Muslims were
non-believers and didn’t like
them.
 Muslims thought that Christians
were evil invaders.
Review of the Crusades
 Causes
 Turks take control of
the Holy Land in 1071
 Turks threaten
Constantinople in the
1090’s
 Byzantine Emperor
asks the Pope for help
 Effect
 Trade between Europe
and Asia increased
 Kings become more
powerful
 Tension between
Christians, Jews, and
Muslims grow