The Crusades
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- why the crusades started
- the Christians wanted to conquer Jerusalem, as it was the Holy Land
- Conquer Jerusalem!
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- Pope Urban ||
- the pope promised all that sacrificed their life would go to heaven and if they succeeded they would claim the holy land
- why people joined the crusades
- yes!
- you will go straight to heaven!
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- successes
- The Crusaders returning home brought with them a desire for the goods they known in the Islamic world (e.g. spices, silk, rice, apricots, lemons). This demand encouraged trade between Europe and Asia.
- Trade?
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- Sure!
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- failures
- due to faulty resources and planning, many crusaders were lost or weak and tired once they arrived
- the effects of the crusades
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