Quiz
1. Currently in Parliament, name the two houses.2. After Charlemagne’s death, what family would go
on to rule France for the next 300 years?3. Louis IX was an extremely religious man. 30 years
after his death, he would be declared a __________.4. Philip IV would establish the ____________ General
which was made up of clergy, nobles, and townspeople. This would be a contributing factor to the French Revolution.
5. Louis IX persecuted heretics during his reign. What is a heretic?
The World in 1050
Spain to India Huge Muslim
civilizations Trade
India Thriving cities
(Buddhist and Hindus) East Asia
Tang and Song dynasties (China)
Central America Mayan civilizations
The World in 1050
Seljuk Turks invade the Byzantine Empire
Conquered most of Asia Minor
Extend power over the Holy Land Jerusalem
No Christian pilgrim could travel to the Holy Land
“From Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople comes a grievous report. An accursed race…has violently invaded the lands of those Christians and has depopulated them by pillage and fire.”
Pope Urban II Motives
Increase Power Heal the schism
1054 two branches of Christianity divided Disputes over
beliefs and authority
Losing Battle?
First Crusade Jerusalem captured in 1099 Victory capped by massacre of Muslim and
Jewish residents Captured lands divided into four small
states Crusader states
Muslims repeatedly sought to destroy these
Quiz
1. The _________ Turks invaded the Byzantine Empire in 1050 AD.
2. What did this group of Muslim do that angered the Christians in the West?
3. Who was the Pope that ordered for the first Crusade to be carried out?
4. Who was the emperor of the Byzantine Empire that sought help from this pope?
5. What is a “crusader”?
Crusades
1187 – Jerusalem falls back into Muslim hands
Victor was Saladin Eventually would reopen the holy city to
Christian pilgrims