end of the crusades

Topic: History (End of Crusades)EQ: What happened when the crusades ended?

In 1192, two leaders signed a treaty• Richard I and Salah al-Din

had weak armies• Muslims were allowed to

keep some cities near Palestine• Christians were allowed in

Jerusalem• More crusades occurred!

(1212)• Children’s Crusade led by

peasant children!

What is the Reconquista?

•Crusaders warred against Muslims in N. Africa and Europe!•Reconquista =battle for control of the Iberian Peninsula (Spain/Portugal) •Reconquest

The Umayyad Dynasty was established in Spain!• This means that many

Muslims lived , worked, and flourished here• Muslims gradually gave up

more and more land to Christians• Muslims and Jews in Spain

ruled by Christians

• POWER STRUGGLE!

In the 1400s, King Ferdinand and Queen Isabella wanted to unite Spain as Catholic:

• Used the Inquisition (church court) against Muslims and Jews who converted to Christianity• VERY HARSH• Judges (inquisitors) tortured

people to find out info• 1000s of people burned at

stake

Part 2: The Mongol Invasion• After the crusades, Muslim

lands changed too!• The Mongols were a

nomadic group from north China• Began to attack central Asia

and head west under leader Genghis Khan• Killed Muslims, took as

slaves

Mongols defeated Seljuk Turks, created an Empire, but crumbled• Fought Malmuk Muslims

(Turkish)• They converted to Islam• Decided to make Persian

the language of government• Empire got so large, it

weakened