PPT-The Holy Crusades

CREDIT The Background of the Crusades Why Were the Crusades Fought Where the Battles Were Fought Background The Catholic Church of this time held control over Western Europe through the powerful Holy Roman Empire This power gave the Popes the authority to declare war They preached Christ is concerned with the political order of man and intends for his agents on earth kings popes bishops to establish on earth a Christian Republic that was a single universal transcendental state ruled by Christ through the lay and clerical magistrates he endowed with . A holy war carried out by Christian political and religious leaders to take control of the Holy land from the Muslims.. Crusades and Invasions. Mongol armies invaded Russia, Southwest Asia and China creating an empire. Ottoman Turks conquered the Byzantine Empire.. Pope Urban II. Rough chronology of Crusades. First Crusade . (1096 – 1102). Captures Jerusalem 1099.. Second Crusade . (1147 – 9). Led by Louis VII of France and Conrad III of Germany. . Third Crusade . "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. . The Crusades. 11. th. -13. th. Centuries European Christians carried out a series of military expeditions to regain the Holy Land from the . Muslims. Great Opportunity. Alexius I asked for help against the Seljuk Turks. Aim/Goals:. What was the . causes . of the Crusades?. Do Now:. . (1) What is the definition of “monotheism?”. (2) Locate Jerusalem on your NYSTROM map. . Homework: . Create a poster or want ad for various groups in medieval Europe describing why they should join the Crusades. Be creative and . 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. . Bellwork. : Please take out your notebook and a pen or a pencil.. Want to volunteer for Current Event?. http://. www.history.com/topics/crusades. https://. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRTGk9Sqoqo. `. How would you describe this painting?. HIST 3004. 8. /26/13. Terminology. What are the Crusades?. What’s a crusade?. What are some examples . of crusades?. Caped Crusaders…. What are the Crusades?. A series of conflicts conducted by Catholic Europeans against Muslims, pagans, heretics, and excommunicates beginning in 1095 and ending in 1291 (even though the crusading spirit lasted until 1798).. 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. . Objectives: . Define and discuss the effects of: Mercantilism, the Crusades and the Black Plague. . Create a sequence of events of the following: The Crusades, Mercantilism and The Plaque. . Create a diagram/mental map to explain the cause and effect relationship between The Crusades, Mercantilism and The Plague. . centuries. a series of military campaigns against the infidels (nonbelievers). began with the urging of Pope Urban II in 1095 to reclaim the Holy Land. Pope Urban III Preaching a Crusade. The First Crusade. Age of Faith . in the European Middle Ages. Byzantine emperor asks for help from Christian . Western . Europe . against threatening . 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. 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..