presentation of crusade 7

1. Crusade 7
By: Megan, Dora, Cassie, and Haley.

2. Why did the 7th Crusade
begin?
• The 7th crusade began because Egypt
captured Jerusalem.

3. Who fought in it?
• Louis IX led the Crusades into battle against
Egypt from 1248 to 1254.

4. Where did it take place?
• The crusade took place in Jerusalem, because they were
fighting over the land.

5. What were the effects of the
Crusade?
• a lasting impact is that the Greek and Latin churches had a lasting relationship.
• The military found out better ways to build ships and better maps.
• the crusaders, when they came back brought back Latin to their homes and brought back
• the crusades effected money more than anything. Crusades needed a constant supply of
men and transportation. The demand for spices like pepper, cinnamon, ginger, and saffron
grew once the crusaders informed the nobles about the goods there. Fine silks and jewelry
from the Middle East were in demand. Glass and mirrors became popular items. So there
was a lot of trading with the middle east and Europe so they had to build up relationships
with the countries and traders had to have money to travel so it effected economy a lot.

6. How did it end?
• The seventh crusade ended in 1254 AD and
was led by Saint Louis IX of France. But with
bad reputation as the Christian warrior king
the crusade failed.

7. Did another crusade follow after
this?
• Yes, another crusade followed the 7th crusade.
It was the 8th crusade and it started in 1270
AD. It began because Saint Louis IX was
haunted by his failure and returned to Tunis in
North Africa, but again it wasn’t success.

8. Sources
• Thank you:
http://idiotsguides.com/static/quickguides/his
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