Background of the Crusades
A religion that spread rapidly through the Middle East, in part due to conquest of polytheistic tribes.
What is Islam?
The group of people attacked on the way to Germany and blamed for Jesus' death
Who are the Jews in Germany?
The primary method of travel of the the third crusade
What is boat?
The climate of Palestine that Christians were not prepared to fight in
What is the desert?
What are three items that Europeans brought back from the Holy Land
This is the region known as the Holy Land to Christians, because it is where Jesus lived
What is Jerusalum or Palestine?
The group of people suffered high casualties before they even reached their destination
Who are the peasants?
King Richard I main opponent of leader of the Muslim forces
Who is Saladin?
The more organized and larger of the two main sides during the Crusades
Who are the Muslims?
Lasting impact on European economy
What is trade growth?
The group of Muslims who began to raid Jerusalem and made it unsafe for Christians.
Who are the Turks?
What is feaudalism?
Who is King Richard I or Richard the Lion Heart?
The cause of death of many Crusaders
What is long distance travelled?
Lasting impact on European philosophy
What are ideas of Muslim thinkers
The Roman Pope that the Byzantines called on for protection against the Muslim Turks and who in turn called on Christians to retake the Holy Land
Who is Pope Urban II?
The approximate number of years it took Muslim to regain control of the Holy Land after the first Crusade
What is 50?
What is money?
Who are the Christians?
Group of Europeans who increased power after the Crusades because many knights and nobles died and lands were unclaimed.
Who are the kings?
The phrase that means "marked with a cross."
What is the "crusade?"
The result of the second crusade
What is complete failure?
The two cities sacked by the knights in the fourth Crusade before it reached Jerusalem
What is Zara and Constantinople?
Those who ultimately controlled the Holy Land at the end of the Crusades
Who are the Muslims?
The series of wars that in some ways led to mistrust and in others mutual respect between religious groups
What are the Crusades?