MI: The Crusades, a series of attempts to gain Christian control of the Holy Land had a profound economic, and social impact on the societies involved.
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Crusades: Religious wars
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Holy Land: Jerusalem city where Christ was Born
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Pope Urban II: Pope of western Europe
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Saladin: New Leader of the Muslims after The Second Crusade
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Richard the Lion-Hearted: King of England only person who fought in the holy city during The Third Crusade
Why did Europeans launch the Crusades?
To take back the Holy Land for Christians.
What happens during the Crusades?
Christians were still allowed to visit the city of Jerusalem . By the 11th century, however, the situation had changed. Just as the number and frequency of pilgrimages( journey or search of moral or spiritual significance) to Jerusalem was at new peaks, the Turks took over control of Jerusalem and prevented pilgrimages.
The 1st: Pope Urban II and Emperor Alexus then launched the first Crusade.
The 2nd, headed by King Louis VII was a disastrous failure, including the loss of one of the four Latin Kingdoms, the Duchy of Edessa
The 3rd, proclaimed by Pope Gregory VIII in the wake of the catastrophe of the second crusade, which conducted by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip Augustus of France and King Richard the Lion Heart.
What were the effects of the Crusades?
There were three main changes the happened after and during the crusades.
Economic Changes: The Crusades enhanced existing trade. It Brought back even items such as spices and fabrics.
Political Changes: There were many death so it became that land was open for the taking.
To take back the Holy Land for Christians.
What happens during the Crusades?
Christians were still allowed to visit the city of Jerusalem . By the 11th century, however, the situation had changed. Just as the number and frequency of pilgrimages( journey or search of moral or spiritual significance) to Jerusalem was at new peaks, the Turks took over control of Jerusalem and prevented pilgrimages.
The 1st: Pope Urban II and Emperor Alexus then launched the first Crusade.
The 2nd, headed by King Louis VII was a disastrous failure, including the loss of one of the four Latin Kingdoms, the Duchy of Edessa
The 3rd, proclaimed by Pope Gregory VIII in the wake of the catastrophe of the second crusade, which conducted by Emperor Frederick Barbarossa, King Philip Augustus of France and King Richard the Lion Heart.
What were the effects of the Crusades?
There were three main changes the happened after and during the crusades.
Economic Changes: The Crusades enhanced existing trade. It Brought back even items such as spices and fabrics.
Political Changes: There were many death so it became that land was open for the taking.