THE CRUSADES

THE CRUSADESA Quest for the Holy Land

Warm up- Write about a time when you stood up for what you believed in. How did you explain yourself and what was the outcome?ACT-Intrepid--(adj.) fearless, adventurous

The Crusades were launched by European Christian kings to reclaim the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from the Muslims

Agenda

• Do Now• Notes• Video• Poster Project

Goal

• Students will be able to understand how the Crusades began and its lasting impact.

Why fight in the Crusades??

• “All who die . . . whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans, should have immediate remission of sins”

• Pope Urban II

Why else would you fight in the Crusades?• Some people just loved to fight• A chance to move up in social status• A chance to see the world

Pope Urban II calling for a Crusade

Kingdom of Heaven

• 2005 Film about the Crusades (set between the 2nd and 3rd Crusades)

• Many of the characters in the film are based on real individuals (Saladin, Edward, Guy among a few)

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

Causes of the Crusades

The Call to Arms• Pope Urban II

called for the defeat of the Turks, returning the Holy Land to the Christians

Who Answered the Call?

• Feudal Lords• Knights• Peasants

The First Crusade (1096-1099)• Peasant army

• Untrained• Lacked military

equipment• Many killed by

Muslim Turks• Knights

• Succeeded in capturing Jerusalem

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.

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.

Third Crusade (1189-1192)

• King Richard of England convinces the Turks to allow Christians to visit the Holy Land

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

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.

The Crusades: A 7 minute Clip

Assignment: Recruitment Poster• Use your notes and the textbook pages to create

a recruitment poster for the crusades. Your poster 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.

Assignment: PosterThe Recruitment Poster

Requirements and Materials: 10 points•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