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The first Crusaders, led by _________________________________, marched from Constantinople through lands held by the Seljuk Turks to Antioch.


____________, ___________, and ___________ were captured by the Crusaders.


The ________________ and _______________ were set up.


Most of the Crusaders who had survived ______________________.

Answer 1

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1. What is a Crusade?

A medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims

2. Importance of the Holy Land:
Jews: promised homeland
Christians: Christ was crucified just outside Jerusalem
Islam: prophet Muhammad ascended into heaven


3. Byzantine Emperor: Alexius I Comnenus

4. Roman Catholic Pope: Pope Urban II

5. Causes:
a. All wanted forgiveness of sins & access to Christian holy sites.
b. Pope wanted to unify Christianity
c. Knights wanted adventure and treasure
d. Kings wanted more land
e. Merchants wanted to expand markets & acquire new products
f. Peasants wanted freedom from service on the manor

6. Peter the Hermit:

7. The Crusades
a. First Crusade 1096-1099
The first Crusaders, led by Godfrey of bouillon, marched from Constantinople through lands held by the Seljuk Turks to Antioch.
Constantinople, Antioch, and Jerusalem were captured by the Crusaders.
The kingdom of Jerusalem and the very first state at Edessa were set up.
Most of the Crusaders who had survived returned home.

b. Second Crusade 1147-1149
Enthusiasm for the Crusades was at an all time high.
Holy Orders of knights rode and fought, such as, Teutonic knights, and the knights templar.
However, crusader attacks were poorly organized, resulting in failure.
Similar to the First Crusade, many Crusaders returned home.



c. Third Crusade 1187-1192
Saladin: no political leader is as good as him

Richard the Lion heart (King Richard I): war lover, the greatest warrior of his time.

d. Fourth Crusade 1202-1204
This Crusade was started by the Pope, mostly to increase the authority of the Church. The major accomplishment of this Crusade proved to be weakening the Byzantines enough that they could no longer hold off Muslim expansion.

e. Final Crusades 1217-1272
Crusades #5-8 were disorganized military efforts with little support.

8. Overall Outcome of The Crusades:
Failed



9. Results of the Children’s Crusade:
Positives Negatives
1. Diversity in culture 1.turmoil over land
2. More power to the church 2.religeos conflict
3. Coin currency increased 3.thousands of deaths

Answer 2

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