Aim: Why are the Crusades called “history’s most successful failure?”

Do Now: 1. Define “crusades.”2. Who fought in the Crusades?3. Why did the Crusades happen?4. Who won Jerusalem?

Do Now Responses:1. The Crusades (1096-1291) were

________________________________________.2. _________________and _____________fought in the Crusades.3. The Crusades happened because

_________________________________________.4. _____________won Jerusalem.

JerusalemJerusalem is here.

There is fighting betweenPalestinian Muslims & Jews

For this territory.

Middle East

Why was Constantinople so important geographically?

What Happened?• Christians saw

Muslims as “infidels”

• “Infidel” is someone who doesn’t share your religious belief.

• Muslims saw Christians as infidels, too.

Activity:• The Crusaders (Christians) never

recaptured the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims. However, the Crusades did have a great effect on Europeans. Look at the chart on your handout to see how the Crusades changed Europe.

• You are to answer questions #1-3 in full sentences in your notebooks.

Questions:1. The four ways in which the

Crusades changed Europe are _________________, ______________,

_______________, and _______________.

Results of the Crusades • Failure to win back the

Holy Land.• Decline of Pope’s

prestige & feudalism.• Interest in other places ideas, and cultures.

Responses:2. If you lives in Europe during the 13th

century (1200-1299), how would the results of the Crusades have changed your life?

Responses:3. Cultural diffusion means that ideas

and cultures spread from one part of the world to another. How did the Crusades cause cultural diffusion during the Middle Ages?

What do you think?• Were Crusades a poor decision?

Good decision? Why or why not?• Should you impose your ideas on

someone else?• Were there some good things that

happened as a result?• Would you have supported the idea

of Crusading?

Regents Questions:• In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was

 1. the strengthening of the feudal system

 2. the adoption of Islamic religious practices

 3. an increased demand for goods from the East

 4. increased European isolation

Regents Questions:• The art, music, and philosophy of the

medieval period in Europe generally dealt with

 1. human scientific achievements  2. religious themes  3. materialism  4. classic Greek and Roman subjects

Regents Questions:• Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?

 1. Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East  2. Islamic influence dominated Europe  3. Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions  4. trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded

Regents Questions:• What were two indirect results of the Crusades?

 1. trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was strengthened  2. trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was strengthened  3. trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was weakened  4. trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was weakened

Regents Questions:• Which economic system existed in Europe during

the early Middle Ages?

 1. free market  2. socialism  3. manorialism  4. command

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