The CrusadesThe Crusades

Role of Church in Middle Role of Church in Middle AgesAges

Never was there a Never was there a time when the time when the Church was so Church was so powerful in powerful in Western Western CivilizationCivilization..

The Church was The Church was led by popes. led by popes. Priests and nuns Priests and nuns converted, gave converted, gave care to peoplecare to people

Role of ChurchRole of Church

Monks were Monks were spiritual leaders spiritual leaders (obviously)(obviously)

They lived in They lived in monasteries that monasteries that acted like trade acted like trade schools and schools and YMCAs YMCAs

Role of ChurchRole of Church

They spent They spent years years transcribing the transcribing the Bible since the Bible since the printing press printing press wasn’t used in wasn’t used in Europe yet.Europe yet.

Churches and Cathedrals Churches and Cathedrals during the Middle Agesduring the Middle Ages

Role of ChurchRole of Church

Since there were Since there were no strong empires no strong empires or kingdoms the or kingdoms the Church was one Church was one organization that organization that had respect and had respect and power.power.

Popes were more Popes were more powerful than powerful than kings!kings!

CrusadesCrusades

The The Crusades Crusades were were a series of battles a series of battles between Christians between Christians and Muslims in the and Muslims in the Middle East.Middle East.

Christian knights Christian knights wanted to take the wanted to take the Holy Land and give Holy Land and give it back to it back to ChristiansChristians

Why was Constantinople Why was Constantinople so important so important

geographically?geographically?

CrusadesCrusades

Thousands of Thousands of knights and knights and “barbarian” “barbarian” soldiers united soldiers united under Christianity under Christianity attacked Muslims attacked Muslims and Jews in Turkey and Jews in Turkey and Jerusalem to and Jerusalem to gain the land for gain the land for Christians.Christians.

The CrusadesThe Crusades

There were a total of 7 CrusadesThere were a total of 7 Crusades First Crusade began in 1059; 9 last one First Crusade began in 1059; 9 last one

ends in 1272ends in 1272 Crusaders marched to Constantinople Crusaders marched to Constantinople

killing and looting along the waykilling and looting along the way Crusaders take Jerusalem in 1099Crusaders take Jerusalem in 1099 Need Second Crusade to hold itNeed Second Crusade to hold it Jerusalem falls to Muslims in 1187Jerusalem falls to Muslims in 1187 Fourth Crusade to retake; sack Fourth Crusade to retake; sack

ConstantinopleConstantinople

The Arab world was relatively peaceful and civilized at the time.

•An Arab gentleman was expected to be a…• poet•philosopher •and a warrior.

•Jerusalem itself was a multicultural city. •Jews, Muslims and Christians all lived together harmoniously. •Christians on pilgrimages to Jerusalem were freely allowed across to the Holy Places

•When the Crusades arrived in Northern Turkey, the carnage began.

•Lycea was captured and looted. •babies cut to pieces; •old people were tortured. •Unfortunately, most of the inhabitants of Lycea were actually Christians…

The Arab World

Impact of the CrusadesImpact of the Crusades

Persecution of Persecution of Jews and Jews and MuslimsMuslims

Economic Economic development via development via tradetrade

Kings and Kings and popes, gained popes, gained power as a power as a result.result.