Crusades

Crusades

1. Causes

   • 1. Muslim Turks conquer Jerusalem and attack the Byzantine Empire
   • 2. Byzantine emperor calls for help
   • 3. Pope Urban II calls on Western Europe to retake the Holy Land

2. Effects

   • Weakened the power of the Pope
   • Strengthened the power of Europe's Monarchs
   • Introduced new trading goods to Europe
   • Weakened the Byzantine Empire

3. **Introduced new ideas and products to Europe**

   • lemons
   • Better ships
   • accurate maps
   • sugar

4. Timeline of events

   • Muslim Turks capture the Byzantine Empire
     • Crusaders capture Jerusalem and create 4 kingdoms
       • Saladin recaptures Jerusalem
         • Richard the Lionheart attempts to retake Jerusalem from Saladin
           • Western armies (from Europe) sack Constantinople

5. European Crusaders targeted Jewish communities