The crusades project

The crusades project

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  THE CRUSADES By;Matthew Mayfield
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  WHAT ARE THECRUSADES? • It is the war between Christians and Muslims, and it was centered around the city of Jerusalem. • The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem commemorated the hill of crucifixion and the tomb of Christ's burial and was visited by Pilgrims. • By 1605, Jerusalem was taken by the turks, therefore 3,000 Christians were killed.
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  THE CAUSE OFTHE CRUSADES • The city of Jerusalem held a holy significance to the Christian religion. • Were great military expeditions undertaken by the Christian nations of Europe for the purpose of rescuing the holy places of Palestine. • It started in 1906 when Pope Claremont preached the First Crusade at the Council of Claremont.
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  CRUSADE’S OBJECTIVES • Theymainly wanted to release the holy land from the Saracens. • Also wanted to drive the Turks out of Anatolia. • Wanted to heal the great schism Rome's terms and rescue the Byzantines from a threat.
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  THE FIRST CRUSADE •Real Armies were gathering in the west. • More recruiters came from France than any other country. • Lasted from1095-1099 • Established a Latin kingdom of Jerusalem • Provided more land for the crusade knights who often traveled across Europe to find their fortunes.
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  EFFECTS OF THECRUSADES • The most significant effect of the Crusades was that there was a vast increase in cultural horizons for many Europeans. • IT was an act of piety, charity, and love. • Helped break down feudalism by increasing the authority of the kings. • Taught Europe how to build ships and use a compass.
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  ORDERS OF RELIGIOUSKNIGHTS • This is a list of orders from religious knights, working from monastic rule in order to defend the holy land. • They also provided this for the pilgrims en route to Jerusalem.
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  WORK CITED • http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-crusades.htm • http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/westtech/xcrusade.htm • http://www.the-orb.net/encyclop/religion/crusades/crumadden.html • http://medievaleurope.mrdonn.org/effects_of_the_crusades.html