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Title: The Crusades


1
The Crusades
  • 1095-1300s

2
Conditions that made the Crusades possible for
the Europeans
  • The beginning of the Reconquista by the Spanish
    nobles
  • The Byzantine Empire was being attacked by the
    Seljuk Turks and had asked Europe for help
  • A divided Middle East showed the possibility of
    rescuing Jerusalem
  • A growing population of young, landless European
    nobles

3
Urban IIs reason(and he is important because he
was the one who started it all)
  • Chance to reunite the divided Church
  • Chance to increase the prestige (and power) of
    the Church
  • Reduce the feudal warfare that was going between
    European nobles.

4
Reasons behind people joining the Crusades
  • Obeying Gods will
  • Plenary indulgence
  • Pursuit of riches
  • Acquiring their own lands instead of being given
    a fief
  • Avoiding taxes

5
Map for the Crusades
6
1st Crusade (1096)
  • Goal- Rescue Jerusalem
  • Success (one of the only ones)
  • Aftermath Established 4 feudal states with a
    French feudal lord but did not last long.

7
2nd Crusade (1144)
  • Goal- To recapture lands retaken by the Muslims
  • Failure

8
3rd Crusade (1189-1192)
  • Goal- To recapture Jerusalem.
  • Failure highlighted with the death of a German
    king and the capture of the English king
  • Aftermath King Richard of England (the
    Lion-hearted) managed to gain guarantees for the
    safety of Christians visiting Jerusalem

9
4th Crusade (1204)
  • Goal- Conquer Constantinople
  • Failure highlighted by the fact that there was a
    change of focus from Holy Quest to economic war.

10
1291
  • The last European stronghold at Acre was defeated
    by Saladin and the Crusades were over.
  • There were 9 Crusades- 5 within the last century

11
Results of the Crusades
  • Exposure of the West to new cultural and economic
    influences from the Middle East.
  • Increased European interaction (positive and
    negative) with the rest of the World
  • Helped bring about the Renaissance
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