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Title: THE CRUSADES


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THE CRUSADES
  • Deus Vult God Wills it

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What were the Crusades
  • Crusade To the CrossChristian Holy War.
    Jihad Holy War in Islam
  • 1st , 2nd 3rd Crusades Purpose to gain control of
    Jerusalem. Holy Land Home of the Church of the
    Holy Sepulcher and the Dome of the Rock.
  • Other Crusades, up to 7 including the Childrens
    Crusade, would fight for other cities . For about
    250 300 years

3
Western Europe Prior To CrusadesA New Sense of
Confidence.
  • Vikings raids over. Vikings converted to
    Christianity
  • People moved back to cities. Less self contained
    economies trade
  • Europe was growing more powerful under willing to
    fight in the Middle East rather than being fought
    by Muslims in their lands battle of Tours and
    Spain.
  • Power of the Papacy has grown under Pope Gregory
    and Continued under Urban
  • People fear god very concerned for theirsouls.
    Religion if first and foremost on their minds
    open to manipulation and exploitation.

4
Why Alexius Writes to Urban 2nd Alexius
Requesting ..a few Well Trained Knights From
Urban 2nd ?
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Urbans Political Motive
  • U. Politically seized opportunity of As letter
    for help.Goal to gain control of both Holy
    Roman and Byzantine Empire!! And all land in
    between.
  • Instead of giving a few WTKs
  • Plan to overwhelm Alexius with a huge army that
    would over run Constantinople and take Jerusalem.
  • Urbans outcome. Unite Empire, Alexius lose power
    Urban - World leader!!!

7
Urbans Speech
  • 1095 Claremont France Pope Urban II called for
    the defeat of the Seljuk Turks, returning the
    Holy Land to the Christians.
  • Uses all element of a persuasive speech. Calls
    for all able body persons Again not what A
    wanted
  • Uses this speech to launch the Peasant/Peoples
    and First Crusade Read Transcript

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Who Answered the Call?
  • Feudal Lords
  • Knights
  • Peasants/ PeopleCrusade)

9
What does Urban Offer to go on the Crusade?
  • Urban calls for all able bodies to wear the cross
    (united as one)
  • Remission of sins. Self and family
  • Eternal life in heaven
  • Financial Losses would be rewarded 100 fold
  • Save Jerusalem for the accursed race
  • Allow safe pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
  • Land captured and booty kept economic incentives
    mostly for Knights
  • Adventure

10
Peasant/ Peoples Crusade
  • Lead by Peter the Hermit in 1095, and yes even a
    goose and goat!!! no preparations.
  • They claimed that a certain goose was inspired
    by the holy ghost, and a she-goat filled with no
    less than the same, and they had made these their
    leaders for this holy journey to Jerusalem they
    even worshipped them excessively, and as the
    beasts directed their courses for them in their
    animal way many of the troops believed they were
    confirming it to be true according to the entire
    purpose of the spirit.' 1
  • Peasants dropped everything and went on the
    Crusade.
  • Killed Jews in Germany (anti Semitism)many
    others along the way.

11
Peasant Crusade Cont.
  • Ravaged towns for food and supplies
  • Killed Christians who they thought were Muslims
    as they traveled farther East (looked like
    Muslims!!)
  • Up to 60,000 by the time of meeting the Turks a
    real army
  • Wiped out by the Turks. 60,000 in a single day

12
The Real Crusaders
  • Knights prepare for a year
  • Strategy Take back Christian cities Nicaea, Acre
    and Antioch before Jerusalem

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Alexius out smarts Urban
  • Alexius realizes Urbans plans when tens of
    thousands show
  • Makes knights take loyalty oath to giving all
    captured lands to Alexius
  • Quickly moves knights across the Bosporus sea as
    they come to Constantinople

15
Jerusalem
  • After 3 years in 1099 Knights seize Jerusalem
  • Massive killing as told by Gesta, Raymond,
    Fulcher
  • Will control Jerusalem for 91 years until Saladin
    recaptures it for Islam
  • Urban died 6th months before this day

16
Did Urban achieve his Goal
  • Yes that his knights captured Jerusalem
  • No in that he died 6th months before the capture
    of Jerusalem
  • No in that he did not unite the two Christian
    Empires under his or the Wests Control
  • Many killed and crimes committed along the way
  • Lead for instability in the region for years to
    come

17
Results of the Crusades
  • Western Europe opens trade again
  • Brought back books of classical Greece and Rome
  • Knowledge leads to the Renaissance
  • Banking System is created so cash is not needed.
    Extends into future trade
  • Western Europeans would enter age of exploration
    and dominate world
  • Mistrust of both Muslims and Europeans will
    continue to this day

18
Second Crusade
  • Saladin leads the Muslim Turks to victory,
    defeating the Christians 1187
  • He was considered a very wise ruler. He was
    known for his sometimes kind treatment of fallen
    enemies. Many Christians saw him as a model of
    knightly chivalry.
  • Christian attempts to take Jerusalem fail

19
Third Crusade (1189-1192)
  • Richard the Lion Heart captures cities before
    turning on JerusalemWants to intimidate Saladin
  • King Richard of England and Muslim leader Saladin
    meet historically to make agreement to keep the
    city open to all pilgrims and keep peace.
  • Both understood that without this agreement there
    would be endless fighting.

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Crusades Continue Through 13th century
  • Several more crusades attempted with no victories
    for the Christians
  • Childrens crusade, - 30,000 soldiers - Most of
    them under 12 years old Never made it to the
    Holy Land
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