A Quest for the Holy Land

• A long series or Wars between Christians and Muslims
• They fought over control of Jerusalem which was called the
Holy Land because it was the region where
Jesus had lived, preached and died

Muslim Turks captured Jerusalem from the Byzantine
Empire
Muslims stopped
Christians from
Visiting Holy Land
Christian pilgrims were attacked
Byzantine Empire feared attack on
Constantinople

• Pope Urban II called for the defeat of the
Turks, returning the Holy Land to the Christians

• Peasant army
– Untrained
– Lacked military equipment
– Many killed by
Muslim Turks
• Knights
– Succeeded in capturing Jerusalem

• After victory many Christians went back home.
• The Turks eventually took back much of the territory.
• King of France and Emperor of Germany sent troops to stop the Turks.

• Saladin leads the
Muslim Turks to victory, defeating the Christians
• * He was considered a very wise ruler. He was known for his sometimes kind treatment of fallen enemies. Many
Christians saw him as a model of knightly chivalry.

• King Richard of
England convinces the Turks to allow
Christians to visit the Holy Land

Crusades Continue Through 1200’s
• Several more crusades attempted with no victories for the Christians
• Children’s crusade, - 30,000 soldiers many of them under 12 years old – Never made it to the Holy Land

• I.F. Turks Traveled they would Trade
• I = Improvements
– Ships, Maps, Explorers
• F = Feudalism declines because Feudal lords die or spend too much money on military.
• T = Turks still rule the Holy Land
• T = Travel
– Europeans want to travel more
• T = Trade
– Europeans want product from the East such as sugar, cotton, silk, spices, etc.

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Assignment: Crusades Game or
Recruitment Poster
• Use your notes and the textbook pages 264-268 to create either a recruitment poster or a crusades board game. Your project should include:
• A definition of the crusades.
• A map of the crusades.
• The four causes of the crusades.
• Pope Urban’s call for defeat of the Turks to return the. holy land top the Christians.
• Who answered or needs to answer the call.
• A description of all four crusades.
• The results of the crusades.

The Game Requirements and
Materials: 10 points
•You will be provided with a sheet of paper and one dice to play.
The Recruitment Poster
Requirements and Materials: 10 points
•You will be provided with a sheet of paper.
•All writing must be on the game. You may want to establish rules on the back.
•You are trying to entice Christians to join the last crusade, so use language that is persuasive!
•You can design your game however you want, but consequences and game advancement should be based on circumstances/events that would have actually happened.
•Be creative, your project should be colorful
•For full credit make sure that 1-7 above are included in your game
•You will need have a place on your recruitment poster that gives a history of the previous crusades
•Be creative, your project should be colorful