PPT-The Crusades Series of Holy wars

What were they fighting for Christians vs Muslims Control of Jerusalem Total of 9 crusades First four most important Childrens crusade What is a crusade Christians Place where Jesus was crucified and ascended to heaven. "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. 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 . 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 . 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 couldn’t read or had questionable morals. Pray for 4 specific people who are in need.. Thank God for 3 things you are grateful for. . Ask for help or comfort for 2 things that weigh on you. . Identify 1 thing that God is calling you to DO today. . You and your friends have a park you’ve been hanging out at since you were little kids. You’ve had some of your greatest memories at that park. You played sports with your friends there. Your best friend broke there arm there by falling off a slide (they were fine and its still hilarious). You got your first date there, your first kiss. Your family even buried your dog on the outskirts. You and your friends still hang out there when there is nothing to do. Recently though another group showed up. At first it was fine, your friends and those other guys just stayed on opposite ends. But then one day, when it was just you and your best friend. They approached you, threatened you & told you if you ever came back that you’d be sorry. . 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 . 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. . The Crusades. The Crusader’s Motivations. What were the Crusader’s motivations?. Motivations were to restore the Holy City of Jerusalem to Christian control. Muslims were in control of Jerusalem at the time. 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.. 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. 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..