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God’s WarriorsWhy risk death to defend the Church?

Crusader A Christian warrior, fighting in a holy war.

Crusade A holy war to recapture Jerusalem and the Holy Land.

Jerusalem The capital city of the Holy Land.

Holy Land The land where Jesus lived and died. Israel and Palestine.

Christendom The old name for all the Christian countries of Europe.

Pope Head of the Christian Church.

Muslims Followers of Islam who controlled the Holy Land.

Saracens Medieval name for Muslims.

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God’s WarriorsChristendom and the Holy Land

Page 112 Questions

The name of the city that was being attacked was Jerusalem / Constantinople.

You can tell that the attackers were Christians because they killed the Saracens / Sassenachs.

You can tell that the city was important to the attackers because they slaughtered lots of defenders / wept for joy when they had captured it.

The knights attacked Jerusalem with siege towers / ladders to get

over the walls. Then they killed / comforted many of the defenders.

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God’s Warriors Christendom and the Holy Land

Page 113 Questions

You can tell this as a Christian map because it has a picture of Mohammed / Christ on it. Muslims never drew pictures of Mohammed.

You can tell that this is a Christian map because Jerusalem / Rome

is drawn in the centre. This was the most important place in the

world for Christians.

Page 114 Question

People went on a Crusade to show God the strength of their belief.

They hoped it would help them to get to Hell / Heaven.

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God’s Warriors Christendom and the Holy Land

Step 1: Motives for going on a Crusade

Jerusalem was the most important place in the world for Christians.

Jesus / Mohammed had lived and died in the Holy Land.

Christians wanted to go on package tours / pilgrimages to Jerusalem

The Hold Land was / was not controlled by the Muslims.

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God’s Warriors Christendom and the Holy Land

Page 115 Questions

The three places where the Pope suggested that God had told him what to say were: “I speak to you …”, “In the name of …” and “God Himself has …”.

The Pope suggested that the message had come from God, so that nobody / everybody would argue with what he asked them to do.

The Saracens had upset the Pope by “killing great …” and “destroying …”

The Pope made joining a crusade sound attractive by promising land / houses, wealth / poverty and forgiveness / punishment for sins.

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God’s WarriorsThe Crusades begin

Step 2: More Motives for going on a Crusade

Obeying God: In 1295, Pope Urban / Town asked all Christians to launch a Crusade to recapture the Holy Land.

Revenge: Pope Urban said that the Saracens had slaughtered Pigs /Christians.

Land: The Crusaders could have good land / beaches in the Holy Land.

Forgiveness: Crusaders would have all their sins punished / forgiven by God – it was an open ticket into heaven / hell.

Love of war: The Pope said war was a noble / bad tradition that God wanted continued. Medieval people liked / hated war.

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God’s Warriors The Crusader Knights

Page 116 and 117 Questions

A tournament was a mock / serious fight, used as sport and for training.

Medieval knights tried to impress women in discos / tournaments and by going to fight in a crusade / boxing match.

The Knight is kneeling because he is taking his vow / praying to recapture Jerusalem from the Saracens / Spanish.

I can tell that the knight in the picture is a crusader because he has …….. on his surcoat (jacket).

The woman on the right is giving the knight a helmet (choose the best ending)

because she thinks he might be injured

because he has forgotten it

as a token of respect for him being a crusader.

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God’s Warriors The Crusader Knights

Step 3: More Motives for going on a Crusade

Honour: Was important because knights wanted to have the shame / honour of fighting for God. The honourable / dishonourable thing to do was to keep your promise to recapture Jerusalem.

Bravery: By going on a crusade a knight would demonstrate his bravery / cowardice. This would impress God and earn the disrespect / respect of other knights and women.

Love: Knights went on a crusade to show their love / hatred of God and to earn the love / fear of women, who they hoped to impress with their bravery / cowardice.

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God’s Warriors Other Crusaders

Step 4: More Motives for going on a Crusade

Criminals: People went on a cruise / crusade to escape justice or to get away from their wife or husband.

Personal Gain: People went to get rich / become poor by plundering captured cities.

Punishment: Church Courts pardoned / punished people by sending them on a crusade.

Pardon: People went on a crusade to earn a free pardon / praise for all of their sins. This would guarantee entry into hell / heaven.