Transcript Crusades

Historical Background
 7th
Century Arabs conquer Palestine

1009 Western attitudes turn
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Muslims attack Byzantine Empire
Development of “Crusade”
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Faithful of St. Peter
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Knights of Christ
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Righteous campaign
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Root out evil
First Crusade
1095 - 1099
Pope Urban II called
for Crusade in 1095
 1099 Muslim
population was
massacred
 The creation of the
Crusader States
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Second Crusade
1147 - 1149
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1147 foolish attack on Damascus
that endangered Crusader States
Third Crusade
1187 - 1192
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Henry II of England, Richard I of England, Philip
II of France, and Frederick I, Holy Roman
Emperor
Richard I (The Lion Heart)
Fourth Crusade
1202-1204
 Directed
by Papacy
 Formed to conquer
Egypt
 Venetians
control
gained
Fifth Crusade
1217 - 1221
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Pope Innocent III CALLED
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Robert of Courcon
preached message
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Emperor Frederick II was
prohibited by Pope Honorius
Sixth Crusade
1228
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Holy Roman Emperor,
Frederick II
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Al-Kamil, Sultan of
Egypt
Seventh Crusade
1248 - 1254
June 6, 1249 Damietta was taken by Louis IX as
a base for his fight for Jerusalem
 This crusade was a complete failure
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Eighth Crusade
1270
King Louis IX of
France unsuccessful
in attack on Tunis
 Died in Carthage of
the plague
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Ninth Crusade
1271
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The fall of Antioch, Tripoli, and Acre the final
traces of Christian Occupation of Syria Vanished
Effects of the Crusades
Failed to regain holy land or protect
Constantinople
 Worsened Jews social position
 Muslims lost control of Spain
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Muslims learn new military techniques
 Brought Islamic science, medicine, and
architecture to Europe
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References
Asher, S. The effects of the crusades. Retrieved February 27, 2005, from
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 Discussion: Crusade. Retrieved February 15, 2005, from
http://omniknow.com/common/wiki.php?in=en&term=Crusade#Popul
ar_reputation.
 Farlex (2005). Eighth crusade. Retrieved February 25, 2005, from
http://encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/eighth+crusade
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