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Other important people. (your book didn’t mention). Question: where is the largest store of Islamic and Byzantine coins to this day?. Scandinavia!!!!. Vikings. From Scandinavia Raided lands of the former Roman Empire Considered “pure evil” . Vikings. Good at three things: Fighting

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  1. Other important people (your book didn’t mention)

  2. Question: where is the largest store of Islamic and Byzantine coins to this day?

  3. Scandinavia!!!!

  4. Vikings • From Scandinavia • Raided lands of the former Roman Empire • Considered “pure evil”

  5. Vikings • Good at three things: • Fighting • Trading • Sailing • Bad at one thing: • Maintaining their culture

  6. KievanRus • Viking trading routes to the Byzantine Empire • Conquered the Slavs living there • Eventually mingled with the cultures there • Becomes Russians

  7. Slavs • People from Eastern Europe (most likely descended from Central Asian people) • KievanRus: Vikings making trade routes to Byzantine Empire

  8. Trade Routes • KievanRus (northern Europe with rest of world) • Trans-Sahara • Sub-Sahara • Silk Road

  9. Byzantine Missionaries • Convert Slavs to Christianity • Russia becomes major power of Eastern Christianity

  10. Christian Trade Routes • Byzantium: trade with Arabs through Middle East • Connection of Europe to rest of world

  11. Abu Bakr • Conquering Syria and Egypt from Byzantines • Threatens Constantinople itself • Muawiyah continues threats to Byzantines

  12. Crusades 1095-1291

  13. Pope Urban II • Receives emissaries from Emperor Alexius for aid • Pope Urban II makes a call for a “Crusade” (holy war)

  14. First Crusade • 60,000 soldiers from Europe • Took Jerusalem • Huge success

  15. Second Crusade • Saint Germaine • Calls a new Crusade to help consolidate Crusader states

  16. Horns of Hattin • Army of Jerusalem is destroyed by Muslim army

  17. Third Crusade • Frederick Barbarossa (Holy Roman Emperor) • King Richard the Lionheart (England) • King Phillip II (France) • Retake Acre for Christians • Massacre all Muslims in city • Fail to retake Jerusalem • Allows Christians to visit city

  18. Fourth Crusade • Never made it to Holy Land • Went to Constantinople and conquered it for Western Christianity (Pope)

  19. Fifth Crusade • Accomplished….. nothing!!!!

  20. Sixth Crusade • Emperor Frederick negotiated for Jerusalem to be returned • In exchange, Crusaders allied themselves with the Muslims

  21. Seventh Crusade • 1244: Muslims stormed Jerusalem and retook it • King Louis IX invaded Egypt • Failed • Captured by Muslims

  22. The Mongols • Spread from China to Russia to Middle East • Destroyed Baghdad • Talks of alliance between Mongols and Crusaders • Mongols take land, give Crusaders Jerusalem

  23. The Mamelukes • Slaves from central Asia • Slave soldiers • Rise up, overthrow their lords (Abbasids) • Battle of AinJalut- stop the Mongol threat

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