CRUSADES AND THE WIDER WORLD

Crusade

Crusade Was war between Christians and the Muslims The wars were over a land called the Holy

Land This land was Jerusalem and other places in

Palestine

The First Crusades

The First Crusade was started when the Byzantine emperor asked Pope Urban II for knights to fight the Muslims Turks.

At the Council of Clermont in 1095 Pope Urban called Bishops and nobles to action.

Pope Urban called for a crusade to free the Holy Land because God said so.

First Crusade was a religious war.

Reasons why to go

Religious Repent for sins Religious Zeal Crusading spirit

Wealth and land Escape problems at home Adventure

Pope Urban’s Motivations

Stop infighting amongst Christianity Increase his power.

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End of the First Crusade.

Chrisitan Knights caputred Jersulam in 1099.

Killed many of the Jews and Muslims in the city.

Other Crusades

There were 8 other crusades after the first one. There were not successful in at all Happened over the next 200 years. Muslims finally drove the Christians out in

1291

Impact of the Crusades

Left a bitter hatred between the Muslims and the Christians.

Helped to create a money economy Created trade routes to the Middle East Incresed the power of the Monarchs Increased the power of the Pope

The Reconquista

Reconquista Campaign to retake lands in Spain from the

Muslims who took it. Took the marriage of Ferdinand and Isabella

and 400 years to retake Spain.

Inquisition

Inquisition A church court set up to try people accused of

heresy. Jews and Muslims had to covert to Christianity.

If they didn’t they could be tried and killed. This united the country but drove many of the

skilled workers out of the country.

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