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Was the Crusades a successful
failure?
1095-1291
I. The Reasons for the joining the
Crusades
• Religious
Forgiveness of sins, entry into heaven, reclaim Holy
Land from Muslims, spread of Christianity
• Political
• Economic
II. The First Crusades 1096
• Well organized.
• Drove the Muslims from part of modern day
Palestine, established a Christian Kingdom in
the Holy Land
• Gained control of Jerusalem
III. Later Crusades
• After the Second Crusade (1144-1155)- 1187
Jerusalem was retaken by the Muslims led by
Saladin
• Third Crusade -1189, also known
as the Kings Crusade, Frederick
Barbarossa of Germany, Philip
Augustus of France, and Richard
the Lion Hearted of England
• Other Crusades failed to establish
the Christian rule in Palestine. The Muslim Turks
controlled the Holy Land until 1918
IV. Impacts of the Crusades
• As a result of the Crusades, the Europeans came
into contact with the world outside of their own
kingdoms.
• Witnessed advanced culture, arts and
architectures, and luxuries from the East.
V. Changes in Feudal Europe
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Increased trade
Development of towns
Rise of middle class
Strengthened the power of the kings
Weakened nobles
Weakened serfdom and manor system