Download Pope Urban II

The Seljuk Turks
• Turkish Muslims who began to overrun
the Christians in the Middle East during
the 1000’s-1300’s.
Pope Urban II- called for the
re-taking of the holy land from
the Turks.
Council of
Clermont:
Urban II
delivers a
speech which
starts the
Crusades.
Alexis I
• Ruler of the
Byzantine Empire,
petitioned Urban II
for help from the
Turks.
Why get involved?
•Religious reasons.
•Wealth and land.
•Escape troubles at home.
•Yearning for adventure.
Motives of the Pope
• Urban wanted to
increase the
Church’s power.
• Wanted Christian
knights fighting the
Muslims instead of
each other.
st
1
Crusade
• The only successful one
for the Christians.
• Christians capture
Jerusalem in 1099.
• Massacred Muslim and
Jewish residents of the
city.