PPT-Church Reform and the Crusades

Chapter 14 section 1 The Age of Faith Reform began to return the church to the basic principles of the Christian Church Problems in the church continued Priests couldnt read or had questionable morals. "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 . In 1093, Byzantine emperor asks for help fighting the Turks. Pope . Urban II . issues a call for a . Crusade—a “holy war”. Goals of the Crusades. Pope wants to reclaim . Jerusalem and reunite Christianity. 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. 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. . 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. . 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.. 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. What were they fighting for?. Christians . vs. Muslims. Control of Jerusalem . Total of 9 crusades . First four most important. Children’s crusade. What is a crusade?. Christians. Place where Jesus was crucified and ascended to heaven. 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 .