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The Crusades

The Crusades. The Crusades. Madnick/Global History 9. The Crusades-definition. The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem 1095-1291 8 Crusades. WE. TURKS. Constantinople. ME. Jerusalem. The Crusades. The Problem:

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The Crusades

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  1. The Crusades

  2. The Crusades Madnick/Global History 9

  3. The Crusades-definition The Crusades were a series of wars between Christians and Muslims over control of Jerusalem • 1095-1291 • 8 Crusades

  4. WE TURKS Constantinople ME Jerusalem

  5. The Crusades The Problem: • Jerusalem was invaded by Seljuk Turks • threatened Christian pilgrimages from WE to Jerusalem • tried invading Constantinople

  6. Jerusalem is the holy city of the…

  7. The Crusades God Wills It! The Solution: • Pope Urban told European Christians to form armies and conquer Jerusalem • Promised total forgiveness of sins to all Crusaders

  8. The CrusadesThe Motivation—what made people go? • Escaping hopeless poverty • Adventure and travel • Forgiveness of sins • Gaining land/wealth • Honest desire to save Jerusalem and Christianity • Business opportunities-new trade routes and products

  9. The CrusadesBusiness opportunities-new trade routes and products • Italian cities: Florence, Venice, Genoa • had ships and great geographic location • Italian cities became major players in trade/transportation during the Crusades • opened trade routes and brought new products to WE

  10. The First Crusade, 1096-1147 • Crusaders left WE, August 1096 • 12,000 of the original 30,000 crusaders reached Jerusalem June 1099 • captured Jerusalem and controlled it for 50 years • Muslims took it back • Christians never regained Jerusalem

  11. The First Crusade • On July 15, 1099 the Crusaders went over the city walls and unleashed unbridled carnage • Blood reportedly ran knee-deep • 70,000 Muslims were slaughtered • Jews gathered in a synagogue for safety and were burned alive

  12. The Fourth Crusade, 1201-1204 • crusaders attacked Constantinople • burned libraries and churches • people of Constantinople hated crusaders • reputation and powe of the Church began to decline

  13. WE Constantinople ME Jerusalem

  14. Children’s Crusade,1212 • 7,000 children set out for Jerusalem • believed God could help them • most starved or froze to death • another blow for rep. and power of the Catholic Church

  15. Results of the Crusades • Muslims kept control of Jerusalem and the Middle East • Decline of Church power • Decline of Feudalism • Decline of Manorialism • Increased Trade and Exploration

  16. Crusades Review • List 3 Global History themes and examples

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