Chapter 14.3 The Crusades

Chapter 14.3 The Crusades • Objectives: • Learn about the causes of the Crusades. • Find out about the different Crusades and what they accomplished. • Discover the effects the Crusades had on life in Europe. “GOD WILLS IT!” Mrs. Becknell

What are your 3 FAVORITE foods??? • Tell your group. Write down a list of your group’s favorite foods on the white board. • How are these foods made? • Where did they come from? • Europeans learned of MOST of the necessary ingredients for these foods from THE CRUSADES!!! Chapter 14 Lesson 3 The Crusades

Chapter 14 Lesson 3 The Crusades

The Crusades Eight or more military expeditionslasting about 200 years by Christians in Europe hoping to win back the Holy Land from Muslim control.

Holy Land A region sacred to Christians because Jesus had lived and taught there. It was located in present-day Israel, Jordan and Palestine.

Jerusalem A city in the Holy Land regarded as sacred by Christians, Muslims, and Jews. Here is the DOME OF THE ROCK, where JESUS lived and taught, and where MUHAMMAD was when he died.

Pilgrims Pilgrims were people who journeyed to a sacred place (the Holy Land).

Seljuk Turks A Muslim group who took control of the Holy Land in the 1000s. They closed the pilgrimage routes to Jerusalem. At the same time, they were also conquering much of the Byzantine Empire. Emperor Alexus of Byzantium asked the pope for help!

CRUSADES – Tuesday, 1/24/12 • 1) READ the rest of the Crusades handout in your groups. • 2) Find the rest of the details for your chart on p. 2!! • 3) Review charts • 4) SEND A QUESTION- on the white board write down one of the questions from your homework and send it to another group. Answer the question you receive! Chapter 14 Lesson 3 The Crusades

Chapter 14 Lesson 3 The Crusades

GOES WITH P. 6 packet- HOMEWORK Name: _____________________ Read over the list of (some of the) effects of the Crusades. For each one, decide if it is a – (negative) or + (positive) effect. Then, evaluate the list and decide whether or not the Crusades should have taken place. Use this information in your chart • 9) Europeans learned more about medicine, math, and technology from the Muslims • 10) Christianity spread to regions where other religions were previously practiced • 11) Thousands of feudal lords were killed while monarchs (kings and queens) gained power • 12) The use of money increased • 13) The Jewish population in the East and West decreased when Crusaders attacked them & their towns • 14) The Christians failed to capture the Holy Land. • 1) Trade expanded • 2) Many Peasants and knights left their manors for good • 3) Cities & towns grew • 4) Luxury goods (rugs, silk, spices, and pearls) were brought to Europe • 5) Constantinople was destroyed • 6) New weaponry (hand grenades, flame throwers, longbows, and eventually gunpowder for cannons and handguns) was learned • 7) Europeans learned how to make better ships and maps for exploration • 8) Poetry and music grew which helped chivalry to develop

Chapter 14.3 The Crusades