PPT-Crusades

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. 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. . 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 . 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. 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. 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. . 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. Age of Faith . in the European Middle Ages. Byzantine emperor asks for help from Christian . Western . Europe . against threatening . 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.