Notes The Crusades

• The first Crusade was a failure
• There are multiple changes back in Europe
• France becomes the kingdom of France
• The Capetians unite the French
• In England the Normans invade
• Until the rise of the Stewart Kings, England is ruled by French Families
• France is becoming powerful because of the ties between the Capetians and the Church
• There is a lot of French art in Gothic Architecture in England
• Spain was taken over by the Moores. They ruled for 700 years
• When Islam spreads in the 7th century, Constantinople is taken over by the Muslims and becomes Istanbul.
• The Library of Alexandria is burned down
• The mistake from the first crusade was their goal. They made Jerusalem an unnecessary enemy.
• the French have a crusade into Moorish Spain
• They are surprised to found out that it is a thriving civilization
• Aristotle said that logic defeats superstition