PPT-The Crusades

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 . 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.. 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 . The Crusades - . 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 . 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. Get Ready to Read. Section Overview. This section discusses the rise of new kingdoms in Europe and the causes and effects of the Crusades.. Get Ready to Read . (cont.). Focusing on the Main Ideas. Kingdoms and Crusades. 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. Huge expeditions that Roman Catholic Christians mounted in an effort to recapture Palestine, the land of Christian origins, and the holy city of Jerusalem from Muslim authorities. . The Crusades. Spiritual Revival. 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. Learning Target 7.38. I can . analyze . the causes, course, and consequences of the European Crusades . and their effects on the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish populations in Europe, with emphasis on the increasing contact by Europeans with cultures of the Eastern Mediterranean world.. 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..