1. The Crusades

2. Role of Church in Middle Ages
Never was there a time when the Church was so powerful in Western Civilization.
The Church was led by popes. Priests and nuns converted, gave care to people

3. Role of Church Monks were spiritual leaders (obviously)
They lived in monasteries that acted like trade schools and YMCAs

4. Role of Church
They spent years transcribing the Bible since the printing press wasn’t used in Europe yet.

5. Churches and Cathedrals during the Middle Ages

6. Role of Church
Since there was no one strong empire or kingdom, the Church was one organization that had respect and power.
Popes were more powerful than kings!

7. Crusades
The Crusades were a series of battles between Christians and Muslims in the Middle East.
Christian knights wanted to take the Holy Land and give it back to Christians

8. Why was Constantinople so important geographically?

9. Crusades
Thousands of knights and “barbarian” soldiers united under Christianity attacked Muslims and Jews in Turkey and Jerusalem to gain the land for Christians.

10. The Crusades There were a total of 7 Crusades
1st Crusade began in 1059; final one ends in 1272
Crusaders marched to Constantinople killing and looting along the way
Christian Crusaders take control of Jerusalem in 1099
Need 2nd Crusade to hold on to it
Jerusalem falls to Muslims in 1187
4th Crusade: Western Crusaders fought other Byzantine (Eastern) Crusaders instead of Muslims. Constantinople was captured and looted by the Western Crusaders.
In the END CHRISTIANS DID NOT HAVE CONTROL of the holy land but were aloud to coexist under Muslim rule.

11. The Arab World
The Arab world was relatively peaceful and civilized at the time.
An Arab gentleman was expected to be a…
poet
philosopher
and a warrior.
Jerusalem itself was a multicultural city.
Jews, Muslims and Christians all lived together harmoniously.
Christians on pilgrimages to Jerusalem were freely allowed across to the Holy Places
When the Crusades arrived in Northern Turkey, the carnage began.
Lycea was captured and looted.
babies cut to pieces;
old people were tortured.
Unfortunately, most of the inhabitants of Lycea were actually Christians…

12. Impact of the Crusades Persecution of Jews and Muslims Increased Trade
Kings and popes, gained power
A wider world view
Increased money economy
Bitter religious hatred toward others