Do NowYou belong to a noble family that has produced many great knights. One day your uncle, the head of the family, tells you that the pope has called on warriors to defend holy places in a faraway land. Your uncle is too old to fight, so it falls on you to answer the pope’s call to war. The journey will be long & dangerous. Still, you will see new places and possibly win glory for you family.How do you feel about joining this war?

The Crusades (“marked with a cross”)Chapter 18 Section 2

Big Idea: The Christian & Muslim cultures fought over holy sites during a series of medieval wars.

Causes of the Crusades For many years the Muslims

& Christians lived in peace in Palestine. Late 1000s, Turkish Muslims

captured Jerusalem & attacked Christian pilgrims.

Attacked Constantinople Byzantine Emperor asked for

help

The Crusades were a fought over the Holy Land to control Palestine, region in SW Asia.

Crusades Pope Urban II called on Christians to take back the

Holy Land Crusaders flocked for reasons of:

Land & treasure, glory, & adventure 1st Crusade

1096- 1st Crusaders were peasants, slaughtered 1099- Knights defeated Muslims & took over

Jerusalem, set up 4 small kingdoms to trade with Europe. 50 years later Muslims took back Jerusalem

2nd, 3rd, & 4th Crusades 1147- 2nd Crusade embarrassing Christian loss 1189- 3rd Crusade King Richard I “Lion Heart”

fought Saladin unsuccessful 1201- 4th Crusade- Knights destroyed Venice &

Constantinople

Reasons for Christian failure & Effects

Failures Distant war Unprepared for desert climate Poorly planned (to much in

fighting) Outnumbered by organized

Muslim foes Effects New trade markets b/w

Europe & Asia Kings became more powerful

(gained land) Tension b/w Christians,

Muslims, & Jews continue

Review1.)Why did the Byzantine Emperor ask Pope Urban II for help?2.) What does the word Crusade mean?3.) What were the reasons for failure of the Crusades?4.) What were the effects of the Crusades?

Homework / Classwork

Pg. 528 vocabulary & Pg. 532 #1-4

When a knight was killed in battle, what did they put on his tombstone?

Rust in Peace!