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By: Ryley Emslander, Brandon Beek, and Ethan Berndt

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By: Ryley Emslander, Brandon Beek, and Ethan Berndt

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The Turin Shroud is a linen cloth, which was used to wrap the naked body of Jesus Christ, when taken down from the cross and placed in his tomb, by Joseph of Arimathae.

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The Ark of the Covenant, which was found during the third crusade, stand’s for God’s communion with Moses, when he led out the Israelites, to their own land.

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A pot of golden coins worth up to 500,000 euros were found from the fourth crusade were found in a Roman fortress in Israel.

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The Holy Lance was found during the first crusade and is said to be the spear that was used to pierce Jesus while he was on the cross.

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                                                                                Purpose of the Crusades

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                                                                                Purpose of the Crusades

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The main purpose of the Crusades was to capture the holy land in Jerusalem and promote the ideals of Christianity and the Church.

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How did the Crusades Shaped World History?

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How did the Crusades Shaped World History?

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The Crusades shaped World History in both a positive and a negative way. The Crusades led to an increase in education, trade, technology, and religion throughout the world. However, it ultimately led to a war that lasted for 100 years with the spread of the bubonic plague. The Crusades ultimately shaped foreign and domestic policies in the future and led to European success through all of these improvements.

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Short-Term Impacts/Effects:
The Crusades increased the authority of the King. Increased contact with the culture of the east provided a general refining influence in both the west and east.

Long-Term Impacts Effects:
caused the meeting of new countries when making trade with the Arabs.

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                                        Religious Impacts/Effects

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                                        Religious Impacts/Effects

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Short-Term Impacts/Effects: The Holy Land of Jerusalem became a battleground with all of the attacks there at the Crusades. There was an initial drive for the spread of Christianity to Jerusalem, but Judaism and Islam territories were able to successfully defend their own beliefs. This was one major cause of why the Crusades ultimately developed between the Europeans and Muslims.

Long-Term Impacts/Effects: The Crusades caused some persecution of Jews and Muslims which is still found throughout the world today. Also, the Church and King became more united and ruled together in European society. With this, religion was more confined to their own separate regions because they were unable to spread it that much throughout the Crusades.

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                                             Cultural Impacts/Effects

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                                             Cultural Impacts/Effects

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Short-Term Impacts/Effects: The Europeans lost some of their Byzantine heritage with their defense of the Crusades. However, the Europeans were also united to fight against the Muslims whereas, in previous years, they were divided between the authority of the king and the power of the Christian Church. This ultimately brought the Church and the King together again. The Muslims also learned some new techniques of civilization from Greek Scholars.

Long-Term Impacts/Effects: The Europeans learned many new ideas from the Muslims. The Crusades provided a rebirth of European culture in society. More people were willing to turn to the Church for order and security which united people of all classes of the social structure.This also led to the end of the Middle and Dark Ages because of the rebirth and expansion of European society.

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                  Economic Impacts/Effects

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                  Economic Impacts/Effects

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Short-Term Impacts/Effects:
Growth of new towns and universities. Broke the isolation of self-sufficient manors.

Long-Term Impacts/Effects:
Increased Trade between Europe and the Middle East due to more war-like contact. Arabs gave Europeans a new number system, Algebra, and Chemistry. Eastern Windmill and irrigation ditches introduced during the Crusades improved farming.

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                                          Political Impacts/Effects

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                                          Political Impacts/Effects

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Short-Term Impacts/Effects: Lands in Western Europe became vulnerable. During the Crusades, many knights and other soldiers were sent off to war to capture the holy city of Jerusalem. Due to all knights invading the foreign territory, there were not many knights and soldiers that were able to defend the land. These invasions also led to the immediate death of knights. Without the knights, there were fewer people enforcing policies, specifically regarding the manor system.

Long-Term Impacts/Effects: Kings and other noble families were able to gain power throughout the Crusades. This led to an increased influence on foreign policy throughout the world. With the Crusades, there was a break down from the ideas of feudalism when nobles and other members of the high class would die. This change altered the ideals of Feudalism to the ideals of a strong central government, which would prevail throughout the Dark and Middle Ages.

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                                     Map of Crusade Routes

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                                     Map of Crusade Routes