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Bellringer. Download today’s notes: Crusades2 Take out your radio ad or recruitment poster and prepare to share with the class! We will turn these in later. The Crusades. The Big Idea The Christian and Muslim cultures fought over holy sites during a series of medieval wars. Main Ideas
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Bellringer • Download today’s notes: Crusades2 • Take out your radio ad or recruitment poster and prepare to share with the class! • We will turn these in later.
The Crusades • The Big Idea • The Christian and Muslim cultures fought over holy sites during a series of medieval wars. • Main Ideas • The pope called on Crusaders to invade the Holy Land. • Despite some initial success, the later Crusades failed. • The Crusades changed Europe forever.
Main Idea 3:The Crusades changed Europe forever. Although the Crusades were a failure, they brought many lasting changes to Europe.
Effects of the Crusades • Trade between Europe and Asia grew. • Muslim ideas were brought to Europe. • Some kings and nobles increased their power because others had died in the Crusades. • Due to the killings of the Jews, there was distrust between some Christians and Jews. • A mutual respect developed between some Christians and Muslims. In general though, the Crusaders saw Muslims as unbelievers who threatened innocent Christians and Muslims viewed the Crusaders as vicious invaders.
Cultural Diffusion • Cultural diffusion is the spread of ideas or products between cultures • ideas, styles, religions, technologies, languages, etc • Do you interact with other cultures every day?
You Try It! • Using Google, find one example of cultural diffusion related to American life.
Cultural Diffusion • When cultural diffusion takes place, do the ideas stay the same or do they change at all? • See these examples: • http://www.thedailymeal.com/10-unique-mcdonald-s-meals-around-world-slideshow • How does cultural diffusion take place in the modern world?