1.) Bell Work for 11-12-18:
What did each side believe they were fighting for during the Crusades?
Explain in your own words.
Answer:
- Christians: believed they were fighting the Crusades in the name of Jesus to take back the place of his birth from infidels
- Muslims: believed they were defending land that was theirs. From their perspective, Christians were brutal invaders.
2.) Took notes on (some of) the causes & effects of the Crusades.
Causes:
- Muslim Turks take control over the Holy Land of Jerusalem in 1071 CE
- Muslim Turks threaten Constantinople & the Byzantine Empire in 1090s
- Byzantine Emperor asks Catholic Pope in Rome for help
Effects:
- Trade between Europe & Asia increases; medicine, knowledge, spices, silk, etc…
- Feudalism weakens
- Kings become more powerful through the control of large numbers of knights
- Tensions between Christian, Muslims, & Jews grew
- Pope’s power declines & religious intolerance grows; Church takes the blame
3.) Completed the Four Square on Saladin SAT SLOT article for the QUIZ TOMORROW.