Warm-up
What was one important role/ action take by the Church in Europe during the Middle Ages?
Hint: Think back to monks...

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Objectives

• Examine how the important role of the Church in Europe.
• Identify the crusades.

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What are some things that people fight over?

Essential Question
What were the Crusades?

Church in Medieval Europe
Promoted peace, universities, and learning.
Helped unify different European Nations.

Crusades
In the 11th century, Turkish tribes conquered much of the Middle East and attacked Christian Pilgrims to the Holy Land.

Crusades
In the 11th century, Turkish tribes conquered much of the Middle East and attacked Christian Pilgrims to the Holy Land.

Crusades
In 1096, Pope Urban II, head of the Catholic Church, called a holy war, asking for Catholic knights to journey to the holy land to fight the Islamic raiders.

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Crusades
For more than two hundred years, Christian and Muslim armies battled throughout the Middle East over the Holy Land.

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