Download The Crusades

AIM: What was the goal of the Crusades?
Do Now: What do you think ended the Middle
Ages? Explain.
HW: Write a paragraph explaining the relations
between Judaism, Christianity, & Islam today.
The Crusades
1095-1291
I. Jerusalem – the Holy Land
1. Judaism, Christianity & Islam.
II. The Crusades
1. Christians wanted to reclaim the land from Islam.
2. Holy War between Christians & Muslims.
3. Results
A. Only the 1st Crusade was successful.
B. Saladin – Muslim ruler who took back the Holy Land.
III. Long Term Effects
1. Expanded contact with the outside world.
A. Increased trade & exploration.
2. Ended feudalism.
3. Increased hatred between religions.
4. Loss of Crusades leads to a loss in the Pope’s power.