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. 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. With good cg computer graphics, it looks almost like a movie though with a historically accurate depiction. Documentary, history, war a detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. 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. Lots of visuals and good story telling will take you through hundreds of years of what defined modern day jeruselum. History, sociopolitical documentary published by history channel in 2005 english, spanish. Exceptionally, a combination of the crescent of sin with the fivepointed star of ishtar, with the star placed inside the crescent as in the later hellenisticera symbol, placed among numerous other symbols, is found in a boundary stone of.
These lands have been the sites wars of epic proportion between three of the great religions of the world christianity, islam, and judaism. 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. The whole series consists of reenactments of battles and some forthright interviews with. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. A 2 part original documentary for thousands of years, the holy lands of the middle east have been the focus of intense political conflict. 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. At the time it was in the hands of muslims who also held the city sacred. It was the first of its kind, with precisely worded. Dec 05, 2012 the first crusade was preached by pope urbain ii after a new push of invasion in near east. The crusades prompted evil side effects that would haunt european society for generations.
In 1099 the crusaders took jerusalem in the bloodiest of battles, wrenching it back from the muslims for the first time in 400 years. Jul 09, 2018 the aljazeera documentary was inspired by two earlier widely watched documentaries. 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 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. Seldom does a documentary manage to captivate history as the crusades. Crescent the cross dvd, 2005, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. What was the greatest prize which the holy war was fought for. But over the decades that followed, the islamic world dreamed of fighting back. A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it in 1096 ad. English the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of. Starting in the late 11th century, when pope urban ii dispatched a huge force to reclaim jerusal.
As some christians argued, to undertake holy wars against infidel muslims while the murderers of christ ran free at home was unthinkable. Zeal comprehension questions pick 5 and answer thoroughly and. Understanding the crusades from an islamic perspective. For example, historian raymond of agiles described the capture of jerusalem by the crusaders in 1099. Jerusalem has a troubled past and a troubled future. The crusades crescent and the cross pt 2 of 2 youtube. Fought over two centuries, the conflict decided the fate of the holy land of the middle east. Crusades crescent and the cross 2005 the threehour history channel crusades crescent and the cross documentaryis a two part series. This product is a dvd analysis guide that goes with disc 1 of the crusades. The crescent and the cross is a made for tv documentary produced by the history channel that looks at the first three crusades that took place over a hundred year span of time. The analysis guide contains 25 short answer questions whose answers can be found easily in the dvd. Over the course of several hundred years, a series of wars raged throughout this region. To be fair, to cover the last few installments would have added a third 90minute part. The crescent and the cross part 1 flashcards quizlet.
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. 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. A gullible and zealot population of poor and rich alike get together to take over the holy land by force and war. Includes acted out sequences, battle scenes, expert commentary. Why did the crusaders want to seize antioch prior to moving on toward. Crescent and the cross is on tv, including series 1episode 4. Urgent pleas for aid soon reached europe, and in 1145 pope eugenius iii issued a formal crusade bull, quantum praedecessores how much our predecessors. Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize. Crescent and the cross history channel, 2005 and the crusades bbc, 2012.
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. The crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2 description. The depiction of the crescent andstar or star inside crescent as it would later develop in bosporan kingdom is difficult to trace to mesopotamian art. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the cross. The era the crusades the first began in 1095 with pope urban iis famous speech and the ended in 1291 when acre. 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. Most singleregion dvd players sold in australia play only region 4 dvds or region b2 bluray discs.
A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. 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. If you have an interest in the crusades, middle ages, or various people involved, check it out. This is an excellent documentary on the crusades, the religious wars that pitted christians and muslims against each other for control of the holy land. Using the dictionary define or explain the significance of the following terms. Crusades crusades the era of the second and third crusades. By the close of the 11th century jerusalem had been in muslim hands for over 400 years. Chicago turabian author date citation style guide mark.
The whole series consists of reenactments of battles and some forthright interviews with esteemed. A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. 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. In addition, some crusades have been named, including the albigensian crusade, the baltic or northern crusades, the peoples crusade, and the reconquista. Part 1 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by the history channel entitled crusades. This documentary utilizes a straight narrative style detailing. 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. It had long been apparent that edessa was vulnerable, but its loss came as a shock to eastern and western christians.
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