Transcript The Crusades

The
Crusades
Chapter
13i
BINGO!
What
could you
get for
going on
one of the
Crusades?
The First Crusade (1096) saw three
armies of knights and peasants led
by French nobles reinforce
Constantinople before moving on to
Jerusalem.
?
Along the way, they slaughtered
entire Jewish communities. When
they reached Jerusalem, they began
a two month siege of the city.
When the city fell, the Crusaders
massacred most of the Jewish and
Muslim inhabitants.
Soon, most of the Crusaders went
home. The others set up feudal
states in Syria and Palestine.
The Europeans
who stayed would ...not like
that
be in contact with
Theodora
the more
tramp...
sophisticated
Byzantines for the
next 100 years,
ending Europe’s
cultural isolation. Byzantine Barbie
Less than 50 years later, the Second
Crusade was called by Pope
Eugenius IV to
regain Palestinian
territory taken by
the Seljuk Turks.
King Louis VII of
France and HRE
Conrad III tried to
cooperate to lead
this Crusade, but
couldn’t agree on
the time of day
and were easily
whooped.
Unfortunately
for the West,
the Turks saw
the rise of a
great leader.
Saladin
captured
Jerusalem in
1187.
The HRE Frederick Barbarossa of
Germany, King Philip Augustus
(Philip II) of France, and King
Richard I of England led the
“Crusade of
Kings” (3rd
Crusade).
Let’s kick
some Turk
booty!
Frederick died on the way.
Philip just went home before
reaching Jerusalem.
Richard I defeated the Muslims in
many battles, but could not take
Jerusalem. Finally, a treaty with
Saladin allowed Christian
pilgrimages to the city.
Many other Crusades followed.
None ever secured complete
Christian control over Palestine or
Jerusalem. By now it was all about
$$$.
Now THIS is
a Crusade!!
The 4th Crusade got a little off track
and attacked Constantinople,
weakening it for the Turks.
Oops...
Thanks
buddy!
The other
Huh, huh. He’s a
Crusades were
I’m touchin’ moose
not about
your stuff.
religion, but they
all used religion
as an excuse to
take other
people’s stuff.
Effects of the Crusades in Europe:
1. More central authority and taxes.
2. Breakdown of feudal system.
3. Cultural diffusion.
4. Demand for spices from the East.
5. More artisans: shipbuilding, map
making, armorers, bankers, etc…