Transcript The Crusades and the Wider World

By Haseeb Khan and Khaluoud Al-Gazaly
 Islam began to stretch from Spain all the way to India.
 Under the Song and Tang dynasties flourished with
other neighboring countries.
 The Soninke people from west Africa began trading
with the Ghana empire
 The Mayans cleared forests and began to build cities
in Central America
 The Seljuks Turks had taken over Jerusolem (the Holy
Land)
 Alexius I asked Pope Urban II for Christian knights to
help him fight the Muslim Turks in Jerusalem.
 Even though they were long time rivals the Pope
agreed to help Alexius I
 Only the First Crusade was able to take over Jerusalem
and defeat the Muslims.
 The Crusades continued to fight with the muslims for
the next 200 years.
 In 1187 The Muslims regained control over Jerusalem
 They were led by Salah al-Din AKA Saladin
 Europe had sent in the Third Crusade, but failed to
retake Jerusalem.
 After negotiations with the Muslims, Salah allowed
Christians to enter the Holy Land for pilgrimage
 Left a bitter legacy of religious hatred
 Both Muslims and Christians fought bloody battles in
the name of their religion.
 The crusades encouraged the growth of money
economy. This helped Europe's economy to expand.
 Crusades helped to increase the power of the
Monarchs.
 Rulers were able to collect taxes to support the
Crusades
 Contacts with the Muslims led Christians to realize
that millions of people lived in far regions of the world.
 During this time the Great Marco Polo made his
voyage to China with his father and uncle.
 The campaign to drive Muslims from the peninsula
was known as Reconquista
 After capturing the city of Toledo in Spain the
Christians were able to slow push the Muslims south
word.
 Queen Isabella launched a brutal crusade to remove all
non – Christians from Spain
 The Queen was successful, but as a result 150,000
Muslims and Jews fled Spain. Many of these people
were skilled, educated people who helped create
Spain’s economy and unique culture