4. OBJECTIVES
Why did Christian
Europeans send armies into
the Muslim world?
What did they hope to
achieve?
What is the Children’s
Crusade?
What are the affects of the
Crusades on society?
5. THE CRUSADES
Series of campaigns or holy wars
between Islam and Christianity.
Altogether seven crusades that
were launched to conquer & regain
land from the Arabs.
The main series of Crusades
between Muslims & Christians
occurred between 1095 to 1291.
Series of crusades were formed as
the expansion of Muslim Empire
the papal state’s need for power.
6. THE CRUSADES
Series of crusades were led by
kings, princes, knights, papal
legates, shepherds, and hermits.
Frequently, they were under the
control of the Church, but in some
instances they weren't.
Several soldiers in Europe turned
into crusaders; they considered
themselves as Christians.
7. THE GOAL
The Christian Europeans sent armies
to attack the Muslim world, because
they wanted to take control of
Jerusalem, which was where Christ lived
& dead.
The goal of doing this is to annihilate
all of the Muslims, and regain the
control of Jerusalem.
However, after some early successes,
the later crusades failed and they were
defeated by the Muslim world and were
forced to return back to home.
8. JERUSALEM
Jerusalem was where Christ lived and
died, and the land that the Christian
Europeans trying to take control from
the Muslim world during the crusades.
It was historically and originally
belonged to the Jews, and they owned
this land a thousand years until Christ
came and followed by Muhammad.
It’s a myth that Muslims or Christians
won Jerusalem, the holy land.
10. THE CHILDREN’S CRUSADE
It took place after the 4th Crusade.
T groups appeared in 1212: One in
wo
France and another in Germany.
Composed entirely of young
children.
Those children were convinced that
they were protected by God and
would be able to get to the holy land.
11. STEPHEN OF CLOYES
A 12-year-old shepherd who was in charge
of the children’s crusade in France.
He worked in a farm, and he was unable to
read and write things.
He turned up at the court of King Philip of
France, and told the king that Christ had
ordered him to set a crusade to Jerusalem.
Not surprisingly, King Philip rejected him.
12. STEPHEN OF CLOYES
Later, he went around spreading to
other children about Christ’s order
and his desire of Jerusalem.
He convinced them by promising
that they would be safe within the
protection from the god.
By June 1212, Stephen gathered
30,000 followers gathered, all of
the followers were children.
This Crusade later also doomed into
failure, and many children were died.
13. NICHOLAS
A boy who was in charge of the
children’s crusade in Germany
that also took place in 1212.
Had 20,000 followers.
Same task: Take control of
Jerusalem.
This crusade was not exactly a
children’s crusade, because it
also composed of men & women.
14. NICHOLAS
Their journey south from Germany to
Italy included a very dangerous
crossing of the Alps and many
children were killed by the cold.
Those children that survived pushed
into to Rome in Italy.
Then they met the pope, and the pope
told them to return home, because
they were still too young to fight.
Therefore, they decided to return.
Many of them died and unable to
survive the journey back to Germany.
15. AFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
The Crusades caused the wars
between Christianity and Islam
until today.
The failure of the crusades
caused the power of the pope
to decrease and become less.
Several soldiers and knights lost
their lives during the crusades.
Weakened the feudal nobility.
16. AFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
Arabs culture were spread
throughout the world.
Europe started to make
contacts with the Middle
East and southwest Asia,
increasing the trade.
For example: Goods such as
spices, fruits, and clothes.
