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World History
Name ____________________
Date _____________ Pd _____
CRUSADES—CHRISTIANS VS. MUSLIMS FOR CONTROL OF HOLY LANDS
I. Crusades
 In 1095, Muslim ________________ invaded lands held by Christians of the Byzantine Empire:
Jerusalem & all of Asia Minor
 Pope _____________ asked all Christians to join a ______________ (military expedition) & fight the
Muslims to take back ___________ lands
II. Motivations for the Crusades
 Pope’s Goals—wanted to _________ Roman Catholic (____________ Europe) & Eastern Orthodox
(__________________ Empire); show the supremacy of the ___________; & regain holy lands from the
_________________
 Crusaders’ Goals—pope offered forgiveness for _________ & access to Heaven; gain _____________;
support Church
 Merchants’ Goals—gain control of __________ routes & dominate trade
 Crusades became a religious, economic, & political conflict
 Religious—defeat Muslims & retake holy lands, spread __________________
 Economic—gain trade ___________
 Political—____________ Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Christianity, prove Pope’s ________
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Video Questions: History Channel’s “The Dark Ages”
1. Spanning __________ years, ______ crusades devastated the holy lands.
2. Even though the crusaders didn’t come away with permanent conquests, they did obtain
___________________________.
3. The Crusades spanned a rebirth of __________________ and ____________________ we had
not seen since the Romans.
4. The ________________________ are known as an empty void between the glory of Rome and
the triumph of the Renaissance.
III. Fighting the Crusades
 Between ______________________ knights became Crusaders to defeat Muslims; came from presentday France, ______________, Germany, England, Scotland, ___________
 First Crusade—was only _________________ Crusade; claimed 400 miles of land from Edessa to
Jerusalem in 1099; created 4 ________________ states (Edessa, Acre, Tripoli, Jerusalem), each ruled by
a _________________ noble
 After the First Crusade, Muslims _____________________ Jerusalem & Edessa, which led to more
Crusades that the Muslims won
 Fourth Crusade—crusaders never fought Muslims but fought ________________; looted & __________
Constantinople; these actions forever ______________ Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox Christianity
V. Effects of the Crusades
Before the Crusades:
 Everyone lived on a ___________________.
 Everything that was needed was made on the manor
 Nothing was purchased from the outside except resources like ___________ & iron through
_________________.
So, now that the Crusaders have seen new places, how is this going to change Europe?
Cultural Diffusion—new products & ideas spread to Europe:
 Foods—sugar, ______________, herbs
 Luxury Goods—ivory, pearls, ___________, linen, ____________, glass mirrors
 Navigation—shipbuilding ideas, accurate maps, ______________, ______________
 Math—Arabic _______________, algebra
 Science—ideas in physics, _________________; telescope
 Trade increased:
 Europeans badly ________________ new products being introduced
 Led to money-economy (metal ____________ rather than trade); _____________ began—gave loans
& exchanged coins
 Merchants & bankers formed new ________________ class
 ______________ began to form, especially in ___________ (Florence, Venice, Genoa)
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Mapping Activity
Locate on map: Constantinople, Edessa, Tripoli, Acre, Jerusalem,
Venice, Rome, Islamic Empire, Byzantine Empire, Paris, Holy Roman
Empire, Trace the First Crusade