01:510:209 Chapter : Conquests, Crusades, and Persecutions
29 Jan 2014
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Chapter 9: conquests, crusades, and persecutions (c. 1100-1300) Muslims in iberia sicily, and syria and among the slavs of eastern europe: land, gold, and eternal salvation alluring reward of the medieval frontier! It was not uncommon for christians to ally with muslims against other christians; land and conquest mattered more than faith. Christian territory when they were not supposed to. Initially jews were treated well by christians but then in the 14th century they were discriminated against and forced into conversion. Site of translation of texts which would serve as foundations for the intellectual achievements of western christendom in the 13th century. Antioch, the county of tripoli, and the kingdom of jerusalem: the king of jerusalem was the overlord of the other 3 states although he had difficulty enforcing his own authority. Jerusalem: led to third crusade- led by emperor frederick barbarossa, king phillip ii augustus of france, and. Was able to come home after a huge ransom.
