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The Christian Crusades
1095-1291
Group 2, 3rd Period
Our Unit Question…
What were the
purposes and effects of
the Crusades?
Why did the Crusades begin?
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Christians wanted to visit
Jerusalem.
The Muslims allowed
Christians to visit until the
Seljuk Turks took control of
the city.
The Crusades were also a
defense against the
Mohammedans who were
trying to take settlements in
Syria.
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There was a meeting in
Clermont France to decide
what to do.
Pope Urban II
spoke at
Clermont and
urged Christians
to take back the
Holy Land from
the infidels.
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/crusades.stm
The First Crusade
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This was the most
successful Crusade.
It was bloody. The
Crusaders cut off the
heads of their enemies.
Women and children
were not spared.
They tortured the
enemy.
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Jews gathered in their
synagogue for safety;
the Crusaders burned
them alive inside the
building.
Crusaders destroyed
the tomb of Abraham.
This was not the end of
the fighting.
Jerusalem is Taken
The Jerusalem Cross
was worn by Godfrey
de Bouillon, the first
ruler of Jerusalem after
it was taken from the
Moslems. The five
crosses are for the five
wounds of the crucified
Jesus.
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/crusades.stm
The Other 6 Crusades
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The Sack of Constantinople
http://crusades.boisestate.edu/2nd/
These Crusades were
not successful for the
Christians.
The Crusades ended in
1291. They lasted
almost 200 years.
Religious Knights
To fight the crusades, the Christians needed
warriors, and the religious knights (the Knights
Templar, the Teutonic knights and the
Hospitallers) were created.
The members of the Religious knights were both
monks and knights; they took vows of chastity,
poverty, and obedience that all monks took, but
they added a fourth vow-- to protect pilgrims and
fight the infidels.
Knights Templar
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They are the most well known of the religious
knights.
They had great wealth and became very
powerful.
When they would not loan money to King
Phillip IV of France, he had many of them
tortured and killed.
The Pope ordered them to disband.
They became a secret organization.
What were the effects of the Crusades?
The Crusades and the Catholic Church
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The Crusades made the Pope rich and very
powerful.
The Pope was now seen as an authority and
a leader in more than just church.
Popes could now interfere with wars between
Christian princes.
The Crusades and Commerce
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The Crusades created a demand for ships to
transport men and goods.
Trade brought new ideas and new things to
Europe, especially from Africa.
The silks, tapestries, precious stones,
perfumes, spices, pearls, and ivory that came
from the east were very popular.
The Crusades and Feudalism
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The Crusades made
kings more powerful
and feudal lords less
powerful.
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Cities grew and
became more powerful.
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The feudal system
came to an end.
Christians and Muslims
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The Crusades did not stop the spread of
Islam.
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They caused very bad feelings between the
Muslims and Christians that they did not
have before the Crusades.
What is the legacy of the Crusades?
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Christopher Columbus explored in part to
find a new route to Jerusalem.
The word “crusade” has come to mean any
fight for a cause.
Some crusaders stayed and married; there is
mixing of races because of the Crusades.
The idea of a “just war” began with the
Crusades.
Works Cited
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Bréhier, Louis. "Crusades." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 4.
New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1998. 9 Jun. 2008
<http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04543c.htm>.
Snell, Melissa. “Dark Legacy.” About.Com. 9 Jun. 2008
<http://historymedren.about.com/od/firstcrusade/a/darklegacy.htm>
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"The Christian Crusades." The Bible: The Book that Bridges the
Millennia. 2008. United Methodist Women. 9 Jun 2008 <
http://gbgm-umc.org/umw/bible/crusades.stm. >
Knox, E. L. Skip. "The Crusades." History of the Crusades. 2008.
Bosie State university. 9 Jun 2008
<http://crusades.boisestate.edu>.
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