Mr. Janes 8th grade class at AIS WEST

1. THE CRUSADES
A Quest for the Holy Land

2. Crusades
• A long series or Wars
between Christians
and Muslims
• They fought over
control of Jerusalem
which was called the
Holy Land because it
was the region where
Jesus had lived,
preached and died

4. Causes of the Crusades
Muslim Turks
captured Jerusalem
from the Byzantine
Empire
Muslims stopped
Christians from
Visiting Holy Land
Christian pilgrims
were attacked
Byzantine Empire
feared attack on
Constantinople

5. The Call to Arms
• Pope Urban II
called for the
defeat of the
Turks, returning
the Holy Land to
the Christians

6. Who Answered the Call?
•Feudal Lords
•Knights
•Peasants

7. The First Crusade (1096-1099)
• Peasant army
– Untrained
– Lacked military
equipment
– Many killed by
Muslim Turks
• Knights
– Succeeded in
capturing Jerusalem

8. Second Crusade (1147-1149)
• After victory many Christians went back
home.
• The Turks eventually took back much of
the territory.
• King of France and Emperor of Germany
sent troops to stop the Turks.

9. Second Crusade (1147-1149)
• Saladin leads the
Muslim Turks to
victory, defeating
the Christians
• * He was considered a very
wise ruler. He was known for
his sometimes kind treatment
of fallen enemies. Many
Christians saw him as a
model of knightly chivalry.

10. Third Crusade (1189-1192)
• King Richard of
England convinces
the Turks to allow
Christians to visit
the Holy Land

11. Crusades Continue Through 1200’s
• Several more crusades attempted with no
victories for the Christians
• Children’s crusade, - 30,000 soldiers -
many of them under 12 years old – Never
made it to the Holy Land

12. Why The Crusades Died Out
• Lack of interest, rising
European prosperity
• Repeated military defeats
• Discredited by "crusades"
against Christians (e.g.,
Albigensians)

13. Results of the Crusades
• I.F. Turks Traveled they would Trade
• I = Improvements – Ships, Maps, Explorers
• F = Feudalism declines because Feudal lords die or
spend too much money on military.
• T = Turks still rule the Holy Land
• T = Travel – Europeans want to travel more
• T = Trade – Europeans want product from the East
such as sugar, cotton, silk, spices, etc.

14. Effects of Crusades
• Fatal weakening of Byzantine
Empire
• Vast increase in cultural horizons
for many Europeans.
• Stimulated Mediterranean trade.
• Need to transfer large sums of
money for troops and supplies led
to development of banking
techniques.
• Rise of heraldic emblems, coats of
arms
• Romantic and imaginative
literature.

15. The Crusades: A 7 minute Clip
• http://172.26.64.6/SAFARI/montage/play.php?
• 2c767

16. Assignment: Crusades Game or
Recruitment Poster
• Use your notes and the textbook pages 264-268 to
create either a recruitment poster or a crusades board
game. Your project should include:
• A definition of the crusades.
• A map of the crusades.
• The four causes of the crusades.
• Pope Urban’s call for defeat of the Turks to return the.
holy land top the Christians.
• Who answered or needs to answer the call.
• A description of all four crusades.
• The results of the crusades.

17. Assignment: Game or Poster
The Game Requirements and
Materials: 10 points
The Recruitment Poster
Requirements and Materials: 10 points
•You will be provided with a sheet of paper
and one dice to play.
•All writing must be on the game. You may
want to establish rules on the back.
•You can design your game however you
want, but consequences and game
advancement should be based on
circumstances/events that would have
actually happened.
•Be creative, your project should be colorful
•For full credit make sure that 1-7 above are
included in your game
•You will be provided with a sheet of paper.
•You are trying to entice Christians to join
the last crusade, so use language that is
persuasive!
•You will need have a place on your
recruitment poster that gives a history of the
previous crusades
•Be creative, your project should be colorful