The Crusades
Pope Urban II calls on you to reclaim the holy lands.
The Crusades: battles between the Christains of Euorpe and the Muslims of the Middle East over the HOLY LAND
Pope Urban II -- Calls the Crusade
Urban delivered a rousing speech summoning rich and poor alike to stop their in-fighting and embark on a righteous war to help their fellow Christians in the East and take back Jerusalem. Urban denigrated the Muslims, exaggerating stories of their anti-Christian acts, and promised absolution and remission of sins for all who died in the service of Christ.
Urban's war cry caught fire, mobilizing clerics to drum up support throughout Europe for the crusade against the Muslims. All told, between 60,000 and 100,000 people responded to Urban's call to march on Jerusalem. Not all who responded did so out of piety: European nobles were tempted by the prospect of increased land holdings and riches to be gained from the conquest.
To hear his words, watch this edpuzzle. Pope Urban II will explain several reasons to go on Crusade
Pope Urban II
Council of Clermont, in France Where he calls for Crusades
The Routes of the Crusades
Red route is Crusade one. What Crusades went by land? What ones by sea? What ones used both routes?
The Fall of Jerusalem
From the First Crusades. What in this image does the author say the Kings of Europe are fighting for? How can you tell?