Causes of the Crusades

How would you characterize or describe the impact (s) on each of these religious groups?

What are the most Important Causes of the Crusades?

These religious groups were impacted socially and economically

The most important causes for the Crusades were conquering Jerusalem and allowing a secure pilgrim pass to the Holy Land.

Conquer Jerusalem

Jews were killed

Jews

• First Crusade
• Second Crusade
• Third Crusade

• Jews were massacred without mercy during the first Crusade in Germany. Jews tried to hide into bishops, but the Christians broke in and killed them.

Secure Pilgrim Pass

Muslims

Muslims died and were tortured by Christians

• In 1191, King Richard decided to kill all the 2700 Muslim prisoners because it was taking Saladin too long to sign the exchange treaty of 200,000 gold.

• Before the 1 Crusade
• Seljuk Turks murdered Christians
• 2 Crusade
• Muslims conquer Edessa
• 3 Crusade
• Saladin doesn't allow pilgrim pass

Christians

Common Christians were taxed.

• Between 1187 and 1188, King Richard decided to higher the taxes to the common people to have more money to have a bigger Crusading Army. The common people became more poor because they had to pay more taxes.

CONCLUSION

What were the effects on Jews, Muslims and Christians?

What are the most Important ESPCG Causes?

Muslims:

Muslims were mostly affected by Culture

• Christians forced the muslims to convert into Christianity

What did we learn about group work? What are 3 keys to an even more successful project?

- Some of the Muslims became christians

Jews:

Politics:

Causes of the Crusades

Impact on the religious Groups

There were many different ESPCG causes, but some were recurrent such as Politics and Culture

• To reassert power
• Pope
• To reconquer lost lands
• Jerusalem, Edessa, and parts of the Byzantine Empire

• Visiting Holy Lands

Jews were socially affected.

- Due to the Crusades, the Jews were forced to leave their towns and go live in ghettos, which separated the community of Jews and other people.

• Jews couldn't socialize with other cultures, Jews were of low social status

Christians:

Culture:

Christians were economically affected.

- In 1192, merchants came back to Europe bringing new type of products such as cotton, pepper, melons, sesame seeds, and apricots

• New products for the Christians, and more rations for them.

• Overall, we learned that in order to succeed in group work collaboration is fundamental. In order to succeed we must:
• communicate
• calm
• finding solutions to problems
• collaborate
• help each other when they need help
• be responsible
• respect due dates
• do everything at the best of your abilities

Think about the Crusades. Can you make any connections to today?

Considering these impacts on each religious groups. What were the motivations or causes for the impact on each of these religious groups?

The crusades allowed merchants to expand their normal trade routes having a great impact on Economy and Culture.

Economy and Culture

Pepper being exchanged during the crusades

Oil being gained from western countries during the Iraq war

• "Iraqi government is about to push through a law giving Western oil companies the right to exploit the country's massive oil reserves." ~Independent.co.uk

Culture

There were different impacts on each religious group, some were killed, and other suffered from high taxes.

Jews:

Jews were killed

• Main, Germany, why because of the moneylenders and they fought against christians

Muslims:

Muslims were slaughtered

• 2700 Muslims were killed because King Richard was tired of waiting for Saladin.

• Christians:

Economy

• Kind Richard decided to tax the Europeans to finance the third crusade.

Jews being killed in Germany

• Three major massacres of Jews in, in Worms, Mainz and in Cologne, Germany

Jews being killed in concentration camps in Germany during WWII

Crusades Timeline Project Summary

By: Valentina, Alessandro and Jason