Transcript THE CRUSADES

THE CRUSADES
A Quest for the Holy Land
Aim:
Do Now: Would you ever go to
war?
Crusades is a holy war undertaken for
a religious reason
Muslims
Christians
=Conflict
Innocent By
standards=
the Jews
Crusades
Goals of the Crusades
• Economic Goal:
Knights wanted some MONEY! Loot it! Steal
it! BLING, BLING!
• Religious Goal:
Gain Holy Land = Palestine, the land land where
Jesus lived, preached, and died.
• Political Goal:
Church wanted to re-unite the Western and
Eastern Christian Empires (think Byzantine)
into one big empire
Causes of the Crusades
Muslim Turks
captured Jerusalem
form the Byzantine
Empire
Pope Urban
believed the
Crusades would
increase the power
of the Church and
heal the schism
Nobles
hopes to
gain
wealth
People saw the
Crusades as a
chance to Travel
and excitement
Serfs hoped to
escape Feudal
oppression
The First Crusade (1096-1099)
• Succeeded in
capturing Jerusalem
• Crusaders divided
the conquered land
into feudal states
Second Crusade (1147-1149)
• After victory many Christians went back home.
• The Turks eventually took back much of the territory.
• Second Crusades start
Leader of the Muslim Warriors
• Saladin leads the
Muslim Turks to
victory, defeating
the Christians
• * He was considered a very
wise ruler. He was known for
his sometimes kind treatment
of fallen enemies. Many
Christians saw him as a model
of knightly chivalry.
Third Crusade (1189-1192)
• King Richard of
England convinces
the Turks to allow
Christians to visit
the Holy Land
Results of the Crusades
• Feudalism declines because Feudal lords die or spend too much
money on military.
• Turks still rule the Holy Land
• POPE LOSES SOME POWER:
People lose faith in the Pope’s promise. After all, they lost!
• Increased Trade ($):
Crusaders came back with very cool stuff (spices, soap, fabrics, and IDEAS)
 Also leads to bigger towns in Europe!
• Bitter feelings:
The bitter violence displayed by the Christians was not forgotten by the
Muslims. (still a sore spot between the two belief systems)
Results of the Crusades
• Cultural Diffusion
–Contact between Europeans
and Muslims resulted in the
exchange of ideas and the
increase in trade
Assignment: Recruitment Poster
• Using your notes you are to create a poster recruiting
knights, lords and peasants to join the First Crusade and
go to Jerusalem. Your project should include:
• A definition of the crusades.
• A catchy headline to attract recruits.
• Three reasons to join the Crusades mentioned by Pope
Urban’s speech or your notes from today
• A picture of the Crusades (ex. Knight or lord)
Recruitment Poster
I Want You for the Crusades
See new
Places!!!
Become
Wealthy!!
Join today and help bring us back the Holy
Land
Exit Slip
• In your notebook write a
journal entry pretending
to be a Knight and
describe the reasons you
would join the Crusades