Let’s Take back the Holy Land!!! The Crusades Let’s Take back the Holy Land!!!

Why is this happening? Crusades – series of conflicts between Christian and Muslim armies Holy Land is occupied by Muslim forces (Seljuk Turks) Byzantine (Christian) leader Alexius I asked all of Europe for help to reclaim the land Byzantine Empire = Eastern Roman Empire

How do we get Christians to believe this? “All who die…shall have immediate remission of sins.” Pope Urban II “It is the will of God, it is the will of God.”

The First Crusade Also called the “Peoples’ Crusade” 1099 – European Crusaders take Jerusalem Extremely bloody Set up smaller feudal states around Jerusalem Surrounded by Muslim territory

The Second Crusade Muslims retake one of the Crusader states Second Crusade formed but fails miserably 1187 – Saladin takes back Jerusalem Basis of the film Kingdom of Heaven

The Third Crusade 1189 – Christians arrived Captured coastal cities Failed to retake Jerusalem Richard I (Richard the Lionhearted) Negotiated to allow Christian Pilgrims access

The Fourth Crusade Roughly 1200 – Italian Crusaders look to recapture Jerusalem 1204 – Crusaders attack… Constantinople? Italy (Venetians) and Byzantium (Constantinople) were competitors in trade

The Children’s Crusade (1212) Went to Italy, Pope told them to go home Roughly the same time, 20,000 French kids were promised by a French ship leader to be taken to Holy Land What happens?!?!?! Seven ships, two go down in a storm, the other five taken to North Africa Kids are sold into slavery