1. THE CRUSADES

2. PEASANTS (LARGEST GROUP)
Topic: Exploration Aim: How did the Crusades lead to the Age of Exploration?
Do Now: 1. Based on the pyramid below, who had the most power?
2. Which group had the largest population?
VASSALS (KNIGHTS)
KING
LORDS
PEASANTS (LARGEST GROUP)
SERFS (SLAVES)

3. The Middle Ages (Dark Ages)
Europe
Feudal System (Feudalism): rule by lords who owe loyalty to a monarch
Manor: large estates run by Lords
Few people left the manor. The manor had everything needed for survival. It was self-sufficient. (blacksmith, church, market, etc.)

4. The Middle East Muhammad spread Islam
Followers wrote Muhammad’s messages in the Qur’an (Muslim holy book)
By the late 600’s A.D. Islam conquered much of the Mediterranean area

5. MAP OF MIDDLE EAST

7. We must fight to take back Jerusalem in the name of Christianity!!!
The Crusades: Causes
We must fight to take back Jerusalem in the name of Christianity!!!
In 637 Muslims conquered Jerusalem
Allowed pilgrims of other faiths to visit the Holy City
Seljuk Turks (also Muslims) took over Jerusalem in 1077 and refused to allow Jewish or Christian pilgrims into the city
Pope Urban II called on Christians to fight and reclaim Jerusalem (1095)

8. Fighting The Crusades The Crusades lasted over 150 years
Christians gained control of Jerusalem at the end of the 1st Crusade
Lasted 90 years
Saladin (1187)
Muslim Sultan
Defeated Christians and took the city back
The Christians were impressed with the new goods they encountered in the Middle East
Many brought back the goods to Europe after the Crusades
The new goods were in great demand in Europe

11. Effects of the Crusades
The Christians were impressed with the new goods they encountered in the Middle East
Many brought back the goods to Europe after the Crusades
The new goods were in great demand in Europe

12. ACTIVITY
Predict how the Crusades led to the Age of Exploration