4. 1096 – 1270
Purpose: To recapture
the holy lands
Only one true victory
– 1st
Crusade
One truce – 3rd
Crusade
The rest - failures
5. 1000’s Christians
begin to repopulate
Spain
By 1490’s Reconquista
was a policy that
drove Muslims and
Jews out of Spain
using a court called
the Inquisition
6. Lasted from 1347-1351
Spread through central
Asia and Europe
Killed 30 million people
Europeans thought it
was spread through
God’s wrath
It was an infectious
disease which spread
through flea bites and
bodily fluids
Helped bring an end to
Feudalism in Europe
7. Lasted more than 100 years – did not consist of
one long battle
Between France and England
Began with the Battle of Hastings in 1066
Led to the development of the countries of
France and England
Joan of Arc led the French to victory at the
Battle of Orleans
8. England emerges as one of the most powerful
countries in Europe
1215 – King John forced to sign the Magna
Carta – created a bill of rights for nobles (he
was overspending and over taxing nobles)
Parliament is created several years later to keep
the monarchy in check
9. The Church and the Monarchy compete for
political power
Military struggles for land
Disease changes the population
Europe emerges as one of the strongest
political, cultural, and military powers
10. The Church and the Monarchy compete for
political power
Military struggles for land
Disease changes the population
Europe emerges as one of the strongest
political, cultural, and military powers