Causes of the Crusades
The Crusades were mainly a conflict between these two religious groups.
➡️ Who are Christians and Muslims?
The Crusades were mainly fought over control of this area.
➡️ What is the Holy Land?
This Christian king led forces during the Third Crusade.
➡️ Who is Richard I?
This Crusade successfully captured Jerusalem.
➡️ What is the First Crusade?
One major effect of the Crusades on Europe was renewed trade with this region.
➡️ What is the East (Middle East)
Christian forces sought to free this region from Muslim rule.
➡️ What is the Holy Land?
Christians wanted control of the Holy Land because it was important to this religion’s history.
➡️ What is Christianity?
This Muslim leader recaptured Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
➡️ Who is Saladin?
This Crusade ended with a treaty allowing Christians to visit Jerusalem.
➡️ What is the Third Crusade?
The Crusades increased European demand for spices, silk, and other goods, leading to this.
➡️ What is economic growth?
This event helped lead to the First Crusade when Seljuk Turks took control of the Holy Land.
➡️ What is Seljuk Turk control of the Holy Land?
Before Muslim control, this empire ruled the Holy Land.
➡️ What is the Roman (or Byzantine) Empire?
This Christian leader encouraged participation in the Second Crusade.
➡️ Who is Bernard de Clairvaux?
This Crusade failed after Muslim forces kept control of Edessa.
➡️ What is the Second Crusade?
European hostility grew toward these two religious groups.
➡️ Who are Jewish people and Muslim people?
This pope called for the First Crusade to protect Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem.
➡️ Who is Pope Urban II?
Arab Muslim forces conquered the Holy Land during this period.
➡️ What is the early Middle Ages?
Catholic Church leader who initiated the crusades hoping to gain control of European Christians.
Who is Pope Urban II?
This Crusade included battles between Richard I and Saladin.
➡️ What is the Third Crusade?
This political system was strengthened as nobles gained land and power from the Crusades.
➡️ What is feudalism?
The earliest violence of the First Crusade targeted this group living in Germany.
➡️ Who are Jewish people?
This city was the most important religious goal for Christian crusaders.
➡️ What is Jerusalem?
These leaders united with Roman Catholics during the Crusades.
➡️ Who are Eastern Orthodox Christians?
This Crusade involved people from all levels of society.
➡️ What are ALL Crusades?
During the Crusades _________ united with _______.
Roman Catholic people and Eastern Orthodox Christian people