The Crusades

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The Crusades

• Battle for the Holy Land
• (1096-1400s)

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Battle for Jerusalem

• Jews-Zion, city of God Solomons temple
• Christians-place where Jesus was crucified and
  supposedly resurrected
• Muslims-place where Muhammad supposedly ascended
  to heaven

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First Crusades (1096-1099 A.D.)

• Pope Urban II gives speech
• Heightened hatred for non-Christians
• 3 armies-led by Franks
• Capture Jerusalem in 1099-massacre Jews and
  Muslims

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Pope Urban II calling for Crusades
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Second Crusade (1147-1149 A.D.

• Pope Eugenius IV calls for this
• Headed by King Louis VII of France and the Holy
  Roman Emperor Conrad III
• Unsuccessful

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Third Crusade (1189-1192)

• Saladin recaptures Jerusalem 1187 A.D. (Muslim)
• Frederick Barbossa, King Philip Augustus, and
  King Richard of England
• Richard the Lion Hearted fights alone for
  Jerusalem

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continued

• Signs truce after stalemate with Saladin

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Saladin
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King Richard the LionHeart
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Fourth Crusades (A.D. 1204-

• Crusaders attack Constantinople
• Burn libraries, steal valuables
• Bitterness b/t Eastern Orthodox and Roman
  Catholic Europe
• Weakens Byzantine Empire

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Effects

• Weakens Pope and nobles, strengthens kings
• Bitterness b/t Christians, Jews, Muslims
• Stimulation of trade (Venice and Genoa)
• Exchange of ideas through trade

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Understanding 1

• Crusades were carried out by Christian political
  and religious leaders to take control of the Holy
  Land from the Muslims

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What major city was the Crusades fought over?

• Baghdad
• Rome
• Bethlehem
• Jerusalem

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Who called for the first Crusade?

• Pope Leo III
• Pope Urban II
• Pope Leo II
• Pope Benedict

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Enter question here

• Option 1
• Option 2
• Option 3
• Option 4

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Which king became famous for winning a truce with
the Muslims during the third Crusade?

• Richard
• Barbarossa
• Phillip IV
• Phillip IIV

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What famous Muslim won the second Crusade and was
not defeated during the third?

• Aladdin
• Bin Laden
• Olmart
• Saladin

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Did the Crusades weaken European Kings power and
authority?

• Yes
• No

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Did the Crusades weaken the Church and Popes
power and authority?

• Yes
• No