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The Middle Ages

The Middle Ages. A sad time period for Western Civ. The Crusades. Since Constantine and the council of Nicaea of 325 AD Europe was a Christian nation In the East the Byzantine empire fought with surging Islamic forces for control over the Mediterranean and the Holy Land

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The Middle Ages

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  1. The Middle Ages A sad time period for Western Civ. . .

  2. The Crusades Since Constantine and the council of Nicaea of 325 AD Europe was a Christian nation In the East the Byzantine empire fought with surging Islamic forces for control over the Mediterranean and the Holy Land The Islamic forces controlled the Holy Land in 1094

  3. Crusades Pope Urban II called for Christians to unite to drive the Islamic groups out of the holy land First Crusade: fought by a combined total of over 10,000 Christians regained the Holy Land Was this justified? Whose land was it?

  4. Crusades “ The population was put to the sword by the crusaders, who pillaged for a week. . .they slaughtered more than 70,000 people, among them a large number of Imams and scholars who had sought peace and refuge” “The Jews had gathered in their synagogues and were burnt alive. They also destroyed the tomb of Abraham and many monuments to the saints”

  5. Third Crusade in 1187 Saladin vs Richard I of England Battle of Acre: 2,700 prisoners of Richard and the Saladin Tithe After the Crusade Saladin frees many Christians and donates his money to the poor Free Write: Is what Richard and other Crusaders did acceptable by Christians? Is it in harmony with the Bible?

  6. 100 Years War • Two Christian nations at odds • Edwards’ vs Charles’ or England vs France • England starts the butt-kicking (Agincourt) and the French have to resort to using a girl. . . . What! • Joan of Arc and the battle of Orleans • Charles lets Joan (national hero of France) be burned at the stake

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