Quaestio Were the Crusades a success Nunc Agenda

Quaestio: Were the Crusades a success? Nunc Agenda: Based on your homework from last night and your knowledge of the Crusades, think of an answer for the Quaestio

First Crusade (10951099) �During their overland journey to the Holy Land, Crusader armies, led by nobles, stopped in Constantinople, met Emperor Alexius, and promised him the land they conquered �After a 9 -month siege, Crusaders conquered Antioch, slaughtered Muslim inhabitants, and pillaged the city �They did not return the land to Alexius

First Crusade (10951099) �They continued south conquering cities including Jerusalem, which Muslims and Jews fought together to defend �Four “Crusader States” were established: �The County of Edessa �The Principality of Antioch �The County of Tripoli �The Kingdom of Jerusalem �Landless Nobles now had lands of their own

Second Crusade (1147 -1149) �After almost fifty years of relative peace, Muslims reconquered Edessa, sparking a new Crusade �The King of France and the King of Germany each led armies to attack Damascus in Syria, but they were defeated, AND Damascus joined with the Seljuks against the Crusaders �(Crusade Fail!)

Third Crusade (11871192) �Muslim weakness lack of unity �Seljuks controlled Syria, Fatimids controlled Egypt � 1147 - Saladin (Salahuddin) became leader of both Egypt and Syria, reconquered Jerusalem and other Crusader lands for the Muslims

Third Crusade (11871192) �In response, Pope called for Third Crusade �HRE Frederick I Barbarossa, French King Philip II of France, and King Richard the Lionheart of England led armies to take back Jerusalem, but they were unsuccessful �Saladin agreed to allow Christian pilgrims into Jerusalem

Fourth Crusade (12021204) �Pope Innocent III called for a Fourth Crusade �Lacking the funds to go all the way to Jerusalem, the Crusaders instead sacked Christian Constantinople and established a Latin Empire in Byzantine land �There were other smaller Crusades in the following years but they had little impact

Wars That Changed the World Directions: �Each desk is a station with a number 1 -6. Read the selection and then answer the associated question on your sheet. After 4 minutes, you will switch the next station, and this will continue until all 6 are done. As you work, consider the quaestio, and add to its answer as you complete the stations.