First Crusade
Important Dates
Impact of Crusades
Basics
Important People
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Who fought in the first crusade?
The Muslim Turks and Christian Knights
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What happened 1096?
The first Crusade began
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How many people died?
20 million
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What is the Holy Land?
Jerusalem and other places in Palestine
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Who preached the first Crusade?
Pope Urban the 2nd
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What did the Christians in Europe think?
The Muslim message of Muhammad contradicted the Christian message
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When was the war preached?
1995
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What impact did the Crusades have on religion?
Created religious hatred
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What was the Crusades?
A series of wars to see who would control the Holy Land
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Who was the Byzantine emperor?
Alexius the first
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Why where the Christians threatened by the Muslims?
They thought the Muslim message would become more popular and over-throw the Christian faith
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When did the first Crusade end?
1099
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Name one way the Crusades affected trade in Europe?
Expanded and made it grow, brought back fabrics and spices that could be traded, and used fleets to carry goods to trade
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Why was the Holy Land important to Christians?
Believed to be the place Jesus lived and preached
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Which Muslim leader re-opened the city to Christians?
Salah al-Din
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What is 2 reasons Christian Knights would go to war?
Be relieved of sin, guaranteed heaven, get away from home, gain wealth and land, and find adventure
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What happened in 1187?
The Muslims captured Jerusalem
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Other than trade how was the European economy affected?
The crusades encouraged the use of money
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What usually happened after a Crusade ended?
A massacre
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What is not a sin?
If you kill non-Christians
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What year did the Muslims massacre?
1291
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How where monarchs impacted by the Crusades?
Increased the power of Monarchs
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Which Crusade was the first one the Christians were successful?
The first Crusade
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