Impact of the Crusades on Europe and the Islamic World: SSWH7d

First Crusade

Second Crusade

Third Crusade

Fourth Crusade

To form an alliance against Western European kingdoms

To regain territory lost to the Seljuk Turks

To mediate the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches

To establish new trade routes with Western Europe

Promises of wealth and political power

Immediate remission of sins for those who died in battle

Guaranteed land ownership in the Holy Land

Excommunication for those who refused to fight

Increased power of local lords

Decreased importance of cities

Reduced internal dissension

Strengthened the Byzantine Empire

It was a highly organized and well-trained military force

It primarily consisted of experienced knights and soldiers

It included untrained peasants, women, and children

It successfully captured Jerusalem before the formal First Crusade

The complete reunification of the Eastern and Western Churches

The establishment of the Byzantine Empire as the dominant power in the Middle East

The conquest of Jerusalem and the creation of Crusader Kingdoms

The permanent expulsion of the Seljuk Turks from Anatolia