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The Crusades

Published on Apr 17, 2016

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The Crusades

Fighting the Holy War

The Catholic Church

  • Religious order
  • Controlled much of Europe
  • Owned property and wealth
  • Very Powerful
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The Monarchs and the Papacy

Popes were more powerful than Kings and they often had conflict.

Hierarchy of Church (pyramid)

  • Pope (top)
  • Cardinals
  • Bishops
  • Priests
  • Monks and Nuns
Photo by Damian Gadal

Palestine

Sacred land of Jerusalem and its surrounding area
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The Holy War

Christians and Muslims fight over the Holy land of Jerusalem

Saladin

Leads the Seljuk to take over Jerusalem, angering the Christians
Photo by Fraser Lewry

The 8 Crusades

Christians failed to recapture holy land.
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Increased trade

The traveling of the Crusades brought Asian goods to Europe

Bubonic Plague

The crusades helped the spread of infectious diseases
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Jewish prosecution

Crusaders saw Jews as the real enemy. Many were expelled or even killed
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Iberian Peninsula

Spain and Portugal are taken by the Muslims

Spanish Reconquista

Ferdinand and Queen Isabella unified Spain and defeated the Muslim rulers
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Inquisition

Jews and Muslims were tried, tortured, and killed in Spain
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