Bellringer• Clear EVERYTHING off your desk. • Have something to write with• We are going to play a game… don’t

blow it!

Agenda1. Feudalism Simulation2. Crusades

ObjectivesStudents will be able to…

1. Analyze the causes and effects of the Crusades.

2. Summarize the rise of the nation-states of England, France, Germany, and Russia.

3. Describe the troubles in Europe in the Late Middle Ages.

Feudalism SimulationDO NOT EAT THESE!

Feudal Pyramid

The Crusades

While feudalism was falling apart in Europe, Islam was moving towards the Byzantine

Empire.. Control of Jerusalem caused great conflict between Muslims, Jews and

Christians.

For Muslims, Jerusalem was the place that Muhammad rose to heaven during his Night Journey. This is where he got the call from

Gabriel to be the Messenger of God.

For Jews, Jerusalem was the spiritual capital promised to them in the covenant between Abraham and God. It is also

the site of their Great Temple built by Solomon.

For Christians, Jerusalem is holy because it is the place where Jesus was crucified and rose

from the dead.

Christians began to worry that they would not be allowed to visit their holy sites. They were also worried that the Muslims would attempt

to take over Constantinople.

The First Crusade began when Pope Urban II called for a “holy war” or Crusade, to take back Jerusalem for the Christians. He guaranteed all fighters in this war access to heaven. The

Christians won and massacred many Muslims and Jews.

The Second Crusades began with the Muslims and their great leader, Saladin. He led his army back to Jerusalem and took back the

sacred city.

With the loss of Jerusalem, Europeans decided they must launch the Third Crusade. This was led by King Richard I of England, also known as Richard the Lionheart. Although he

made it to Jerusalem, he ended up in a draw with Saladin and signed a peace treaty.

While the Crusades were happening in the Middle East, the Reconquista was happening in the Iberian Peninsula.

This is when Christians tried to retake Spain from the Muslims.

To help get rid of Muslims, Queen Isabella and Ferdinand set up the Spanish Inquisition. The was a harsh court that

used torture to test the faith of Muslim or Jewish people who converted to Christianity.

Effects of the Crusades

• Losers–Church (it was the Pope’s idea)–Feudalism (knights/nobles died)–Religious tolerance

• Winners–Trade and cultural diffusion

Mongol EmpireObjective #63

Mongols• Invade and conquer –Russia–China–Islamic Empire (sack of Baghdad)

• Expands trade

Countries• Russia–Power and tax collection centered in Moscow– Ivan the Great• Centralize power–Becomes the tsar (get it, sounds like

caesar!)• Kick out Mongols

–United by Orthodox religion

Countries• England–Settled by Anglo-Saxons and Vikings–William the Conqueror–Parliament develops•Magna Carta

–Form national identity from Hundred Years War

Countries• France–Capetian dynasty– Form national

identity from Hundred Years War• Joan of Arc

Countries• Spain–Ferdinand and Isabella–Charles V

Bad Times• War• Bubonic Plague

Objective #64

The Black Death• Quickly spreads via trade routes• Kills over 25 million people in Europe

Effects of the Plague• Hurts trade: People fear outsiders and try to

lock themselves in non-plagued places• Ends the manor system: with fewer

workers, serfs can demand more pay• Reduces Church influence: powerless to

stop the plague• Persecution of Jews: blamed as the cause of

the plague