THE CRUSADES

Quiz1. Currently in Parliament, name the two houses.2. After Charlemagne’s death, what family would go

on to rule France for the next 300 years?3. Louis IX was an extremely religious man. 30 years

after his death, he would be declared a __________.4. Philip IV would establish the ____________ General

which was made up of clergy, nobles, and townspeople. This would be a contributing factor to the French Revolution.

5. Louis IX persecuted heretics during his reign. What is a heretic?

The World in 1050 Spain to India

Huge Muslim civilizations Trade

India Thriving cities

(Buddhist and Hindus) East Asia

Tang and Song dynasties (China)

Central America Mayan civilizations

The World in 1050 Seljuk Turks invade

the Byzantine Empire

Conquered most of Asia Minor

Extend power over the Holy Land Jerusalem

No Christian pilgrim could travel to the Holy Land

Pope Urban II Byzantine emperor, Alexius I sought help Rivals?

“From Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople comes a grievous report. An accursed race…has violently invaded the lands of those Christians and has depopulated them by pillage and fire.”

Reasons to Fight Crusaders

Win wealth and land Escape troubles at home Adventure

Pope Urban II Motives Increase Power Heal the schism

1054 two branches of Christianity divided Disputes over

beliefs and authority

Losing Battle? First Crusade

Jerusalem captured in 1099 Victory capped by massacre of Muslim and

Jewish residents Captured lands divided into four small

states Crusader states

Muslims repeatedly sought to destroy these

Quiz1. The _________ Turks invaded the

Byzantine Empire in 1050 AD.2. What did this group of Muslim do that

angered the Christians in the West?3. Who was the Pope that ordered for the

first Crusade to be carried out?4. Who was the emperor of the Byzantine

Empire that sought help from this pope?

5. What is a “crusader”?

Crusades 1187 – Jerusalem falls back into Muslim

hands Victor was Saladin

Eventually would reopen the holy city to Christian pilgrims

Synopsis First Crusade

Christians take Jerusalem

Second Crusade Jerusalem falls to

Muslims Third Crusade

Christians fail to take Jerusalem

Fourth Crusade Muslims capture

Crusader states Christians massacred