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The Crusades

The Crusades. The Big Idea The Christian and Muslim cultures fought over holy sites during a series of medieval wars called the Crusades. 7.6.6. Borrowed from Mrs. Valenti’s World History Class Saddleback Valley, CA http://bit.ly/1qPNkMk Thanks Mrs. Valenti !. The Crusades.

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The Crusades

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  1. The Crusades The Big Idea The Christian and Muslim cultures fought over holy sites during a series of medieval wars called the Crusades. 7.6.6 Borrowed from Mrs. Valenti’s World History Class Saddleback Valley, CA http://bit.ly/1qPNkMk Thanks Mrs. Valenti!

  2. The Crusades • Palestine and Jerusalem fell into the hands of Turkish Muslims during the Middle Ages. Yeah baby

  3. The Crusades • The Turks attacked Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land and made it dangerous to travel. • The Turks began to raid the Byzantine Empire in the East, so their pope called on the Roman Catholic Church for help.

  4. The Crusades • Main Idea 1: • The pope called on Crusaders to invade and retake the Holy Land in 1095 A.D.

  5. The Crusades • The Crusades were a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East.

  6. The Crusades • The wars were fought over control of Palestine. • Palestine was considered the Holy Land, because it was the region where Jesus had lived, preached, and died. • It was also holy to Jews, and the Muslims who lived there for hundreds of years.

  7. The First Crusade • Five thousand men came to fight and sewed crosses on their clothing to show that they were fighting for God. • The word crusade comes from the Latin for “marked with a cross.”

  8. The First Crusade • On the way to the Holy Land, the crusaders attacked Jews in Germany, blaming them for the death of Jesus.

  9. The First Crusade • Before the Crusaders reached the Holy Land, the Turks killed most of the untrained and ill-equipped Christian peasants.

  10. The First Crusade • The nobles and knights moved on and defeated the disorganized Muslim army at Jerusalem. • The crusaders set up four small kingdoms in the Holy Land and began trading with Europe. The rulers of these kingdoms created a lord and vassal system like they had known at home.

  11. After the 1st Crusade • After a period of peace in which Christians and Muslims co-existed in the Holy Land, Muslim forces captured Edessa and later defeated the Crusaders at Damascus.

  12. After the 1st Crusades • The Christians were unable to keep the Muslims from taking back land that had been won in the First Crusades.

  13. Later Crusades • Main Idea 2: • Despite some initial success the later Crusades failed.

  14. Later Crusades • In 1187,Saladin recaptured Jerusalem. • Saladin was the Muslim Sultan of Egypt and a fierce warrior Saladin (Salah al-Din)

  15. Later Crusades • Another crusade was called by the Pope. • The Crusade was led mainly by Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) • Richard recaptured a few territories in Palestine, but he was unable to reclaim Jerusalem

  16. Later Crusades • The Third Crusade came to end with a peace treaty between Saladin and Richard I. • The agreement kept Jerusalem in Muslim hands, but it allowed Christian pilgrims to visit Jerusalem in peace.

  17. Later Crusades • Europeans launched more Crusades, but they were not successful. • By 1291 the Muslim armies had taken back all of the Holy Land, and the Crusades had ended.

  18. Why the Crusaders Failed • The Crusaders… • had to travel far, and many died along the way. • weren’t prepared to fight in the desert climate. • were outnumbered and had poor leadership.

  19. Effects of the Crusades • Main Idea 3 • The Crusades changed Europe forever.

  20. Effects of the Crusades • Although the Crusades were a failure, they brought many lasting changes to Europe.

  21. 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.

  22. Effects of the Crusades • Due to the killings of the Jews, there was distrust between some Christians and Jews. • Many Jews faced persecution and segregation during the 1st, 2nd, & 3rd Crusades

  23. Effects of the Crusades • In general, the Crusaders saw Muslims as unbelievers who threatened innocent Christians. • Muslims viewed the Crusaders as vicious invaders.

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