The Crusades
Call for Help Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus’s appeal (1093) Come then, with all your people and give battle with all your strength, so that all this treasure shall not fall into the hands of the Turks…Therefore act while there is still time lest the kingdom of the Christians shall vanish from your sight and, what is more important, the Holy Sepulchre shall vanish. And in your coming you will find your reward in heaven, and if you do not come, God will condemn you. Pope Urban II issued a call for a Crusade to regain control of the Holy Land
1st and 2nd Crusades Assured a place in heaven “God wills it” 1097, 3 armies joined near Constantinople The Crusaders captured the city on July 15, 1099 1144 Turks regained Edessa 2nd Crusade failed to capture Edessa 1187 Jerusalem fell to Saladin
3rd Crusade Recapturing Jerusalem Richard the Lion-Hearted vs Saladin Truce in 1192 Jerusalem remained under Muslim control Later Crusades failed
Children’s Crusade 1212, French 12 year old boy, Stephen of Cloyes Germany, Nicholas of Cologne 20,000 children and young adults
Spanish Crusade Muslims (Moors) controlled Spain until 1100s Reconquista: drive the Muslims out 1400s Muslims held onto Granada 1492, Christians took over Granada under Ferdinand and Isabella Imposed the Inquisition
Effects of the Crusades Women had more opportunity Trade expanded from Europe to Southwest Asia Lessened power of the pope Intolerance and prejudice; left Muslims bitter and angry towards Christians (still present)