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Their enemies Consequences of the crusades The crusaders armour End of presentation What were the Crusades The crusades were a series of religious wars between Muslims and Christians beginning in 1096 They started when the Seljuk Turks invaded the Holy Land Palestine The Byzantine emperor wanted to recover this land by fighting in a holy war in the name of God. "God wills it!". . That was the battle cry of the thousands of Christians who joined crusades to free the Holy Land from the Muslims.  From 1096 to 1270 there were eight major crusades. Only the First Crusade was successful from a Christian standpoint. . 3.1 Extremes of Good and Evil in the Western Church 1000-1300 CE. The Power of the Western Church. At the end of the first millennium of Christian history, the Church in the West was at its zenith once again.. (Bachelor thesis). Iva . Tarelli. Prof. . Assoc. . Elinda. . Kajo. 14. th . Workshop “SEE&RE” . Sinaia. , Romania, 24-30 August 2014. Overview . Purpose. Actors & Functions. Development environment. You Wouldn’t Want to Be a Crusader by Fiona MacDonald. Blood Red horse (f . gra. ). A special horse named Hosanna changes the lives of two English brothers and those around them as they fight with King Richard I against Saladin's armies during the Third Crusades. . The First Four . Crusades. First Crusade: 1095-99 call by Pope Urban II to retake Jerusalem. Established the Crusader States and successfully placed Jerusalem under Catholic control.. Second Crusade: 1147-49 campaign to retake the Edessa, a crusader state that was captured in 1144. Christian or Not?. Reform. The Papacy led reform in the middle ages led by men like Gregory VII. Papacy became most powerful office in Europe. After Gregory, Pope’s such as Innocent III were not bishops but canon lawyers and experts in church government but still had exalted view of the office. 11. th. Century CE, Western Europe began to grow in power and influence. Still less powerful than the Byzantines (Eastern Empire) and the Muslim . Empires. Relations . between Western Europe and the Byzantines . Age of Faith . in the European Middle Ages. Byzantine emperor asks for help from Christian . Western . Europe . against threatening . Objectives. Identify the advanced civilizations that were flourishing in 1050.. Explain the causes and effects of the Crusades. The Crusades. A series of wars which began in 1096, Christians battled Muslims for control of lands in the Middle East.. Muslim Empires. CH 11 Preview Activity. You see pieces of paper/cardboard on the floor. You are divided into 3 teams. You will win by acquiring “territory” – some part of your body must be touching the “territory”. Spiconardi . Reasons for the Crusades. Pope wanted to increase his power. Christians believed they could gain salvation (entry into Heaven) if they fought. Control of Jerusalem. Nobles saw land opportunities to start their own kingdoms. Military expeditions undertaken by European Christians to regain Holy Land from Muslims. Motives. Peasants . Were promised salvation to anyone killed on a crusade. Could escape manor life and the lord’s control. Introduction 1095 Alexis I Urban II to Introduction Pope Urban II preaches at Clermont Introduction Crusades (1095-1291) Military expeditions in the Christian west in attempts to aid the Christian East and recapture Jerusalem from Islamic invaders. Competing Religions. . . For Jews - city where King David ruled and where the great Temple had stood.. For Christians- city where Jesus had lived, preached, and been crucified. . For Muslims - where their leader, Mohammed, ascended into heaven .