PPT to go over the effects of the Crusades on Christian, Muslim, and Jewish populations.

1. The Crusades and Its
Effects!

2. The Crusades Effects on Christians
• Economic Changes
• Increased the use of
money because
Crusaders needed
to buy things instead
of bartering
• Some knights began
performing banking
functions (loans,
investments)
• Kings started a tax
system to raise funds
for crusades
• Societal Changes
• Monarchs grew more
powerful; this led to
eventually ending the
feudal system
• Gained new
experiences from
Middle East: Began to
eat melon, apricots,
sesame seeds
• Began to used spices
like pepper
• This all led to an
increase in trade

3. The Crusades Effects on Muslims
A smaller impact…
• This is because at the
time of the Crusades,
Muslims had a more
advanced society than
the Christians in Western
Europe.
• They had less to gain
What was the effect?
• Learned about new
weapons and
military ideas
• Began to adopt a
standing army
• Merchants became
wealthy from trade
with Europe
• Muslims became
more united against
a common enemy.

4. The Crusades Effects on Jews
It got bad…
• Entire communities of
Jews were massacred
• Synagogues and holy
books were destroyed
• In 1290, England
expelled all Jews
• In 1394, France
expelled all Jews
It got even worse…
• Anti- Semitism
(prejudice against
Jews) spread
• Jews’ place in society
worsened, they could
not hold public office
or run trading
businesses