Download Crusades

Middle Ages Quiz Review
• Take the first few minutes of class to look over
the quiz and see what you missed.
• Think about the following questions as you go
through the quiz. We will go over it as a class in a
few minutes.
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Can you find the right answer?
Do you know why you missed it?
What caused you to choose that answer?
How can you change your study habits to do better on
the next test?
The Crusades
• Holy War between Muslims and Christians
over control of Palestine (holy land).
• Primary battles to place between 1096 AD
through 1204 AD
• At this point in history, Palestine is a territory
in the Middle East that includes the holy city
of Jerusalem.
How did the Crusades begin?
• Muslim Turks were invading Constantinople.
• Byzantine Emperor asked for help.
• Pope Urban II saw this as opportunity to unite
Eastern and Western Christians against the
Muslims.
Key Figures
• Saladin- Muslim ruler who captured
Jerusalem from the Christians.
• Richard the Lion-Hearted- Christian ruler who
fought to retake Jerusalem from Saladin.
Ultimately, he failed.
So….. Who won?
• The only Christian victory was the First
Crusade.
• Saladin and the Muslims took back Jerusalem
in the Second Crusade.
• The following crusades were a series of
Christian failures to regain the Holy Land.
How did the Crusades affect society?
• Increase in the role of women
• Increase of trade and expansion of trade
routes.
• Ultimate failure of Crusades led to a decrease
in the power of the nobility and an increase in
the power of Kings.
Medieval Society
• Using the materials given to you, match each
cause with the correct effect.
• Each cause has a C on the paper and each
effect has and E on it.
• Use pages 387-392 to help you find the
answers.
• When your group is finished raise your hands
and I will come check it.
Facts in Five
• On a scrap piece of paper, write down the five
most important things you learned today in
class.
– This can be a person, idea, movement, institution,
or anything else we looked at.
– Be prepared to share it with your group mates.