1. Section 3 255 The Crusaders Taking Notes EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
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2. Question
How is it that normal, reasonable humans living during the Middle Ages, could become so violent during the Crusades?

3. In the 1050s the Muslim Turks invaded the Byzantine Empire

4. The Turks overran Jerusalem

5. The Byzantine Emperor was Alexius I

6. The Pope in Europe was Urban II

7. Alexius I asked Pope Urban for help

8. Pope Urban thought by helping Alexius he would also:
Increase his power in Europe
Heal the split (schism) between the Roman an Byzantine churches
Unite the Christians in fighting the Muslims rather than each other

9. Thousands of Knights volunteered
Some did it out of religious zeal
Some hoped for wealth and land
Some wanted to leave problems at home
Some yearned for adventure

10. First Crusade
Christian Knights conquer Jerusalem

11. Second Crusade
Saladin leads Muslims to retake Jerusalem

12. Third Crusade
Richard the Lion-Hearted led Christian knights in attacking Jerusalem but fail to retake it

13. The Fourth Crusade
Christian Knights on their way to Jerusalem get into a fight with Byzantine knights
The Christian Knights from Europe back up Venetian traders
The Byzantine Knights back up the Byzantine traders

14. The Results
Christian knights from Europe take and loot Constantinople

15. Meanwhile…
Muslim warriors attack and retake all the land the earlier Crusades captured

16. Violence and hatred
Both the Christians and Muslims massacred innocent Muslim, Christians and Jews during the Crusades
This caused a legacy of religious hatred between the groups

17. Increased Trade REGENTS QUESTION!!!
Crusaders returned home with new items such as fabrics, spices and perfumes
When the Crusades ended the Europeans desired more of these interesting items
REGENTS QUESTION!!!

18. Learning
Europeans are introduced to Muslim advances and are reintroduced to Greco-Roman learning

19. Power
The Pope and Feudal Kings ($) gain more power during the Crusades

20. Serfdom is weakened
Serfs left to fight in the Crusades