Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades. It was the first of its kind, with precisely worded. Stay connected to your students with prezi video, now in microsoft teams. Part 1 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by the history channel entitled crusades. The greatest flaw of the crusades crescent and the cross resides in its assessment of the effects of the crusades. Lets not forget the muslim incursions into europe prior to the crusades in spain, france and italy. Thereafter, they became prevalent in england, france, germany and holland. A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it. The first initiative for this crusade began in 1095 when the byzantine emperor, alexios i komnenos.
Part i concentrates on the first crusade, while part ii tells the story of the second and third crusades. Locklin edited english subtitles for the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2. But over the decades that followed, the islamic world dreamed of fighting back. Define these words as you go through this quest and write them in your journal. Crusades, a series of military campaigns that the christian countries of europe waged to conquer the holy land from the muslims. Crescent and the cross is a documentary that tells the story of the battles between the christian crusaders and the muslims for the city of jerusalem references. It quite correctly identifies the psychological impact the crusades had on the islamic world. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the. The epic religious struggle between christians and muslims during the medieval era is chronicled with incredible detail in this history channel production, utilizing breathtaking locations and amazing special effects to relate the characters, battles, and legends surrounding the war over the holy lands. The era the crusades the first began in 1095 with pope urban iis famous speech and the ended in 1291 when acre. English the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of. French translation of crusade the official collins englishfrench dictionary online. The analysis guide contains 25 short answer questions whose answers can be found easily in the dvd.
Nov 06, 2005 directed by stuart elliott, mark lewis. This twopart, threehour program, released here on two discs the second includes over an hour of bonus material. This was the collision of two great faiths, the clash between the crescent and the cross. Crescent the cross dvd, 2005, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Quest 8the crescent and the cross the crusades ashlin. The initial objective was the recovery of the holy land from islamic rule.
A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it in 1096 ad. The first crusade 10961099 was the first of a number of religious wars initiated, supported and sometimes directed by the latin church in the medieval period. The holy lands were invades in the 7th century by muslims, but all along the 11th century, after the collapses of arab empires, new small muslims kingdoms more o less tolerant lots of christians edifices were destroyed etc etc and overall, the invasion of turks threatens the christian pilgrims and the. Daniel fleming edited english subtitles for the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2. Crusades crusades the era of the second and third crusades. The crescent and the cross part 1 flashcards quizlet. Daily we witness the interminable ravaging of ancient.
The crescent and the cross unfurls two centuries of war between two of the worlds most enduring religions in an ancient, unending struggle of human and divine drama. Crescent and the cross is a documentary that tells the story of the battles between the christian crusaders and the muslims for the city of jerusalem. Jul 09, 2018 the aljazeera documentary was inspired by two earlier widely watched documentaries. Over 60,000 christian warriors would spend years journeying and fighting to reclaim the holy city in the name of god. Documentary, history, war a detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. By the close of the 11th century jerusalem had been in muslim hands for over 400 years. Inevitably, the saracens reconciled their differences and launched a counteroffensive. This documentary on the crusades is an excellent resource for both understanding the history behind these holy wars and for examining the current atmosphere of mistrust between christians and muslims. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide mark. In 1099 the crusaders took jerusalem in the bloodiest of battles, wrenching it back from the muslims for the first time in 400 years. History channels the crusades crescent and cross is about the 11th century catholic crusades brought about by religions politicizing of beliefs based on bad intelligence and misinformation by pope urban.
These campaigns were subsequently given the name crusades. The crusades crescent and the cross pt 2 of 2 youtube. Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize, the city of jerusalem. Jun 20, 2016 crusades crescent and the cross 2005 crusades crescent and the cross 2005 the threehour history channel crusades crescent and the cross documentaryis a two part series. The first crusade 109699 produced startling results, culminating in the capture of jerusalem. The name came from the latin crux cross, and referred to the emblem worn by the warriors. As some christians argued, to undertake holy wars against infidel muslims while the murderers of christ ran free at home was unthinkable. Reference sources dictionary of the middle ages, callshelf number. History, sociopolitical documentary published by history channel in 2005 english, spanish.
Part 1 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by. English the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2. Understanding the crusades from an islamic perspective. When a battle reaches its peak, this documentarys melange of visual and aural resources scholarly commentary, digital animationassisted. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the. The era the crusades the first began in 1095 with pope urban iis famous speech and the ended in 1291 when acre, the last of the latin holdings in palestine, was lost.
Over 100,000 french translations of english words and phrases. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. Holy land crusades pope urban ii excommunication richard the lionheart saladin king john koran 5 pillars of islam click on the words cultural diffusion. The muslims called the crusaders franks, even though they came not only from france but from many other parts of europe as. Starting in the late 11th century, when pope urban ii dispatched a huge force to reclaim jerusal. Crescent and the cross, history channel documentary. The crusades were a series of religious wars between christians and muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. This 3dvd or one blueray disc set from the history channel looks at the first three crusades, a period that saw the establishment of a series of shortlived christian kingdoms in the holy land, the rise of saladin, and the famous. These lands have been the sites wars of epic proportion between three of the great religions of the world christianity, islam, and judaism.
Ii the knights templar play all timeline history in the making. Fought over two centuries, the conflict decided the fate of the holy land of the middle east. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the cross 11 ratings. Crescent and the cross, history channel documentary how can a religion of love, compassion and turning the other cheek be periodically hijacked for the purposes of crusades.
Sep 26, 20 next dec 31, 2016 the crusades prompted evil side effects that would haunt european society for generations. Crescent and the cross by rebecca rhinehart on prezi. All contents are provided by nonaffiliated third parties. This was possible primarily because the muslim city states of that era were fragmented and unable to cooperate. Dec 05, 2012 the first crusade was preached by pope urbain ii after a new push of invasion in near east. Crusader territory upon the success of the first crusade, the europeans set up a king of jerusalem and established what is known as the crusader states. In addition, some crusades have been named, including the albigensian crusade, the baltic or northern crusades, the peoples crusade, and the reconquista. It had long been apparent that edessa was vulnerable, but its loss came as a shock to eastern and western christians. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. The history channel takes viewers on a journey back in time for a compelling historical look at the first three crusades and the battle between the crescent and the cross. Crescent and the cross history channel, 2005 and the crusades bbc, 2012.
A gullible and zealot population of poor and rich alike get together to take over the holy land by force and war. This product is a dvd analysis guide that goes with disc 1 of the crusades. In 1095, pope urban ii launched an unprecedented military campaign to seize back jerusalem from muslim hands. The papacy and the crusades crusades subsidia french download. A 2 part original documentary for thousands of years, the holy lands of the middle east have been the focus of intense political conflict. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the cross. This documentary tells the story of the key personalities of the first, second, and third crusades popes, kings, sultans and knights who, in the name of god, ruthlessly fought for land and power. Urgent pleas for aid soon reached europe, and in 1145 pope eugenius iii issued a formal crusade bull, quantum praedecessores how much our predecessors. Due to the sensitive nature of the topics covered in this program, we recommend that teachers view it in its entirety before screening it to students. The crusades have left a profound and disturbing legacy in intercultural and interfaith relations, nationally and worldwide, not least in the continuing aftermath of the then us president george w.