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The Crusading Spirit Dwindles Fourth Crusade: Failure to capture Jerusalem Lack of religious support The knights did not reach the Holy Land They ended up looting the city of Constantinople What grew when the spirit for the Crusades faded? The spirit/search for personal gains Results of all later Crusades: No later Crusades were successful. Did not gain/conquered land The Children’s Crusade What year: 1212 Movement 1 – a French boy and an estimated 30,000 children under 18 worked together They were not armed with anything other than faith. Many died from cold, starvation, drowned at sea or were sold into slavery Movement 2 – in Germany 20,000 children and young adults began marching to Rome Thousand died The others met the Pope who told them to go home and wait until they were older. About 2,000 survived the return trip home and many died. The Spanish Crusade The Reconquista – An effort to drive the Muslims out of Spain. The basic idea was to rid Spain of all non-Christians The Inquisition Who created it? King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella What was it? A court held by the Church to suppress heresy or people who go against the church. It was A way to rid Spain of non-Christians or heretics (those who do not believe in “church things”) The Effects of the Crusades Showed the Power of Whom? The Church What it did for the people who left their homes : It encouraged thousands to leave their homes and travel and discover faraway new lands Exposed to new things, new cultures Brought them to the Holy Land Those who were fighting believed that they were earning a “pass to heaven” What it did for the people who stayed: Women who were left at home gained more rights and power Gave power and rights to women who stayed behind to manage the property What it did for the Merchants: Expanded trade between Europe and Southwest Asia which benefited both the Christians and the Muslims What the failure of the Crusades did: Lessened the power of the Pope Weakened the feudal nobility Increased the power of the King Thousands of knights and other participants lost their lives and fortunes The fall of Constantinople weakened the Byzantine Empire How it impacted Muslims: Left behind a legacy of bitterness and hatred that continues to the present How it impacted Christians and Jews: For Jews in Europe, the Crusades were a time of increased persecution Jewish/Christian relations declined as their leadership also declined