Motivations
Why would most of knights go on the Crusades?
What is status or money
Who ultimately won the Crusades?
What is the Muslims
How long did the crusades last?
What is from 1096 to 1291 (nearly 200 years)
Define The Renaissance
period of European cultural, artistic, political and economic “rebirth”
What would happen to peoples debts when they went on the crusades?
Their debt would be forgiven
What improved after the Crusades?
What is Trade
How many major crusades were there?
What is 9
Define Crusades
each of a series of medieval military expeditions made by Europeans to the Holy Land in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries
You are bad guy who did bad thing and got caught. You decide to go on a crusade! What happens?
You are forgiven of your crimes and receive no punishments
What improved Culturally after the Crusades?
What is travel
The Fourth Crusade diverted into which city and resulted in the weakening of the Byzantine Empire
What is Constantinople
Define Middle ages
Why did Kings decide to go on crusades?
The pope said that it is a good religious thing to do and many kings felt obligated to go
The Crusades eventually let to one of our vocab words?
What is the Renaissance.
True or False, The crusades were exclusively between Christians and Muslims?
False, they in fact involved clashes with other groups as well especially the Jews and Pagans
Define Constantinople
the former name for Istanbul, a city that was the capital of Turkey until 1923
What started the crusades?
Europeans Christians wanting to take back Jerusalem
Why did the Christians lose the Crusades?
mainly because of changes in Europe brought on by the Protestant Reformation and not because the Muslim threat had diminished.
Which Crusade was the most successful and resulted in the capture of Jerusalem?
What is The First Crusade
Define Islam
the religion of the Muslims, a monotheistic faith regarded as revealed through Muhammad as the Prophet of Allah.