Download Crusades Mrs. Tepel So what is a Crusade? A vigorous concerted

Crusades
Mrs. Tepel
So what is a Crusade?
• A vigorous concerted movement for a cause or
against an abuse
• Any of the military expeditions undertaken by
European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th
century.
Where did it happen?
Where is that in relationship to Europe
Why was the Holy Land important?
• Judaism-divine gift of God because of
covenants.
• Christianity-Jesus spent much of his life there.
He was crucified there. He rose from the
dead.
• Islam-a holy city because Mohammad is said
to have gone there on his trip to heaven.
House of the Dome built there on the site.
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How did these “Holy Wars” Begin?
• Alexius Comnenus is the Emperor of the
Byzantine Empire
And so…
• He is in Constantinople and there are Muslim
Turks not far away. He needs some extra
fighting power so he writes a letter to Robert
of Flanders. Robert of Flanders shows the
letter to the Pope. The Pope is Pope Urban.
Pope Urban decides to answer the call
for help and more..
• He calls for the Crusades to recover Jerusalem
from the Muslim Turks
• He calls for the Crusades to help Alexius
• He calls for the Crusades to do something with
the knights who are causing havoc in Europe.
Causes of the Crusades
• Muslims control Palestine (the Holy Land) and
threaten Constantinople
• Byzantine emperor calls for help
• Pope wants to reclaim Palestine and reunite
Christendom.
• Italian cities desire commercial power.
Why go on the Crusades?
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The Pope said to go
God wills it
Save the Holy Land
Go to heaven
Adventure
Your lord is going and you have to go too.
Riches
A chance to fight the infidels!!
. How many Crusades?
• The first was 1096 and the last was 1270.
• Most people died before actually reaching the
holy land.
• There were 8 plus the Peasant’s Crusade and
the Children’s Crusade. That is over 170 years
of war!!
Effects of the Crusades
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Byzantine empire is weakened.
Pope’s power declines.
Power of feudal nobles weakens
Religious intolerance grows
Italian cities expand trade and grow rich.
Muslims increasingly distrust Christians.
Trade grows between Europe and the Middle
East.
• European technology improves as Crusaders
learn from Muslims.