Transcript Slide 1
THE CRUSADES DAY 2 2ND CRUSADE • 2nd Crusade ends with the fall of Edessa • Eastern outpost of the crusades • Total massacre of population when taken over by Turks 3RD CRUSADE • In 1187, the Muslim warrior Saladin defeated the Christians • Saladin occupies many previously held Christian cities • Eventually Saladin captures Jeruselem • The Third Crusade lasted from 1189 to 1192 and was a direct result of Saladin’s victory’s SALADIN THE MUSLIM WARRIOR • 1137-1193 3RD CRUSADE • In 1191, the Crusaders recaptured the city of Acre (Akra) • In 1192, a peace agreement was signed • Jerusalem would be under Muslim control • Christian pilgrims could visit holy sites 3RD CRUSADE • Three European rulers joined together to fight for Jerusalem • King Richard I of England • King Philip II Augustus of France • Emperor Frederick I Barbarossa of Germany 4TH CRUSADE • The Fourth Crusade lasted from 1202-1204 • It started with the invasion of Egypt • Then the Crusaders would march north into the Holy Land 4TH CRUSADE • Instead of fighting the Muslims, the Crusaders got involved in other conflicts • The Crusaders captured Constantinople (a Christian city) • The Fourth Crusade achieved none of its original goals RESULTS OF THE CRUSADES • Small Crusades sprouted up throughout the 13th century and they failed for three reasons • Political schemes • Poor preparation • Deaths of key western rulers RESULTS OF THE CRUSADES • The Crusades strengthened the power of the Medieval Church • The Pope became more powerful because he organized the Crusades • Europeans were introduced to new goods from southwest Asia • Sugar, lemons, rice and spices • The Crusaders returned to their homes with new ideas and inventions • Windmill • Compass • Clock END OF THE CRUSADES • The Crusades ended in the year 1291 • The goal of the Crusade was to take Holy Land from the Muslims • Only the 1st Crusade reached that goal