PPT-The beginning of the Crusades

LO To explain why Christianity and Islam clashed Arguments In pairs Write down as many reasons you can think of why people might argue Key Word The Pope The head of the Catholic Church. "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 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 . 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. . 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. 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. 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).. 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. . 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. 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.