The

Crusades

The Holy Land

Region of Palestine, centered around
Jerusalem
Popular with Christian pilgrims

Seljuk Turks controlled it in 1000s

Pilgrims attacked? This is war!

Crusade #1 (1096-1099)
French and
Italian armies go
Unprepared for
hot climate
Capture
Jerusalem &
slaughter
Muslims & Jews

Introduce
feudalism

Crusade #2 (1147-1149)

Turks regroup in 1146, attack Holy

Land
French and Germans go
Cant recapture Damascus, so they

Crusade #3 (1189-1192)
Saladin is Muslim
leader in Jerusalem
(1187)
Barbarossa (HRE), Philip
II, and Richard I go
Barbarossa dies, Phil/Rick
take beef back to France

Truce w/ Saladin
Jerusalem remains in
Muslim hands
Allows Christians to visit

Crusade #4 (1202-1204)
French go, Venice convinces them to
attack Eastern Orthodox areas
(Zadar)
Attack, loot Constantinople (start of fall)
Pope excommunicates them for killing
Christians (but allows them & loot back
in)

Childrens Crusade (1212)

Send the kids!?
No training,
equipment, etc.
Only get to
French coast
Most tricked and
sold into slavery
FAIL.

Results
Crusades 5-9 gain nothing (12171272)
Technology advances in
weapons/warfare
Feudal lords go broke, sell land
Church increases power
New trade/ideas brought to Europe

Results
Muslims keep Holy Land