HUMA 1770 Lecture 15: Crusades

• School: York University
• Department: Humanities
• Course: HUMA 1770
• Professor: Rebecca Jubis

Document Summary

A series of religion-driven military campaigns, beginning 1095 ce (cid:862)remission of sin(cid:863) as re(cid:272)ruit(cid:373)e(cid:374)t strateg(cid:455) young christian holy warriors swarmed into the near east to liberate the lands where christ had lived from islamic rule. England and france fought the hundred years war (1337-1453): be(cid:272)o(cid:373)es the (cid:862) o(cid:373)a(cid:374) e(cid:373)pire(cid:863) after 4(cid:1011)(cid:1010) whe(cid:374) the wester(cid:374) e(cid:373)pire falls, a major christian empire where greek was the primary language, most famous emperor was. In 1054 the christian community split in two. Easter(cid:374) orthodo(cid:454) christia(cid:374)it(cid:455) or (cid:862)greek(cid:863) christia(cid:374)it(cid:455) was (cid:272)e(cid:374)tered i(cid:374) the b(cid:455)za(cid:374)ti(cid:374)e e(cid:373)pire (co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)ople was its (cid:862) o(cid:373)e(cid:863)) The patriar(cid:272)h of co(cid:374)sta(cid:374)ti(cid:374)ople was the (cid:862)pope(cid:863) of the easter(cid:374) chur(cid:272)h. Less guilt for the rich contribute alms. Social equality for the poor: unified disparate tribal people, more rights for women, muhammad the warrior, conquered mecca (630 ce, destruction of idols at kaaba, caliph successor to the prophet. Jihad inner struggle of individual muslim to be worthy of salvation.