1. Church Reform and the Crusades
Chapter 14 section 1

2. The Age of Faith
Reform began to return the church to the basic principles of the Christian Church.
Problems in the church continued:
Priests couldn’t read or had questionable morals
Church was put on the back burner
Priests married and had families
Bishops practiced simony, selling of positions
Kings appointed church elders.

3. Reform
On page 379 read the heading “Reform and Church Organization” How did the Church Change? How did the Pope increase their power and authority?

4. The Crusades Age of faith inspired wars of conquest.
Holy wars were called “Crusades”
The goals of the crusades were:
They wanted to regain control of Palestine (holy land)
Opportunity to get rid of quarreling knights
Looking for ways of advancement
Win key trade routes

5. The First, Second and Third Crusades
Read the First, Second and Third Crusades on page
What are the key events?
How did they differ?

6. The Crusading Spirit Dwindles
The 4th crusade to capture Jerusalem failed.
4 more crusades would be attempted but none of them would be successful.
Children crusades also tried to take Jerusalem, 50,000 marched to see the Pope in Italy.
Most of them died along the way, the pope told them to go home and come back when they were older, and only 2,000 survived the trip home.

7. The Effects of the Crusades
The crusades are an example of the power of the church.
Thousands were called to go to the holy lands, this allowed women to manage affairs and run family businesses.
Trade expanded and the trade with Asia flourished.
It lessened the power of the Pope.
It also made many religions bitter towards each other.