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THE CRUSADES

THE CRUSADES. VASSALS (KNIGHTS). KING. Topic: Exploration Aim: How did the Crusades lead to the Age of Exploration?. LORDS. Do Now: 1. Based on the pyramid below, who had the most power? 2. Which group had the largest population?. PEASANTS (LARGEST GROUP). SERFS (SLAVES).

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THE CRUSADES

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  1. THE CRUSADES

  2. VASSALS (KNIGHTS) KING Topic: ExplorationAim: How did the Crusades lead to the Age of Exploration? LORDS Do Now: 1. Based on the pyramid below, who had the most power? 2. Which group had the largest population? PEASANTS (LARGEST GROUP) SERFS (SLAVES)

  3. The Middle Ages (Dark Ages) Europe • Feudal System (Feudalism): rule by lords who owe loyalty to a monarch • Manor: large estates run by Lords • Few people left the manor. The manor had everything needed for survival. It was self-sufficient. (blacksmith, church, market, etc.)

  4. The Middle East • Muhammad spread Islam • Followers wrote Muhammad’s messages in the Qur’an (Muslim holy book) • By the late 600’s A.D. Islam conquered much of the Mediterranean area

  5. MAP OF MIDDLE EAST

  6. The Crusades: Causes We must fight to take back Jerusalem in the name of Christianity!!! • In 637 Muslims conquered Jerusalem • Allowed pilgrims of other faiths to visit the Holy City • Seljuk Turks (also Muslims) took over Jerusalem in 1077 and refused to allow Jewish or Christian pilgrims into the city • Pope Urban II called on Christians to fight and reclaim Jerusalem (1095)

  7. Fighting The Crusades The Crusades lasted over 150 years Christians gained control of Jerusalem at the end of the 1st Crusade Lasted 90 years Saladin (1187) Muslim Sultan Defeated Christians and took the city back The Christians were impressed with the new goods they encountered in the Middle East Many brought back the goods to Europe after the Crusades The new goods were in great demand in Europe

  8. Effects of the Crusades • The Christians were impressed with the new goods they encountered in the Middle East • Many brought back the goods to Europe after the Crusades • The new goods were in great demand in Europe

  9. ACTIVITY • Predict how the Crusades led to the Age of Exploration

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