Jul 09, 2018 the aljazeera documentary was inspired by two earlier widely watched documentaries. Crescent and the cross, history channel documentary. Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize. A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it. Documentary, history, war a detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. Part 1 of of a monumental documentary on the crusades produced by the history channel entitled crusades.
The first widespread attacks on the jews began with the crusades. The analysis guide contains 25 short answer questions whose answers can be found easily in the dvd. Crescent and the cross history channel, 2005 and the crusades bbc, 2012. By the close of the 11th century jerusalem had been in muslim hands for over 400 years. A gullible and zealot population of poor and rich alike get together to take over the holy land by force and war. 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. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools.
The 2004 pbs documentary ancient refuge in the holy land and the 2005 history channel documentary crusades. 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. In 1099 the crusaders took jerusalem in the bloodiest of battles, wrenching it back from the muslims for the first time in 400 years. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the holy land. A literal city of god, jerusalem had been under muslim control for over 400 years when christian soldiers first besieged it in 1096 ad. 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. It was the first of its kind, with precisely worded. 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. Jerusalem has a troubled past and a troubled future. Crescent the cross dvd, 2005, disc 1 free shipping in canada. Seldom does a documentary manage to captivate history as the crusades. Only a tiny strip of land, just a few hundred miles long, it contained the ultimate prize, the city of jerusalem. A 2 part original documentary for thousands of years, the holy lands of the middle east have been the focus of intense political conflict. It had long been apparent that edessa was vulnerable, but its loss came as a shock to eastern and western christians.
Crusades crusades the era of the second and third crusades. 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. Fought over two centuries, the conflict decided the fate of the holy land of the middle east. The first crusade was the most successful from a military point of view. Includes acted out sequences, battle scenes, expert commentary. English the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of. The shadow of war between christian and muslim hangs over us today, but it is a war that began nearly a thousand years ago. But over the decades that followed, the islamic world dreamed of. Urgent pleas for aid soon reached europe, and in 1145 pope eugenius iii issued a formal crusade bull, quantum praedecessores how much our predecessors.
The crusades prompted evil side effects that would haunt european society for generations. 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 westerners saw their quest as literally a sanctified crusade, while the muslims launched their own holy war, called a jihad, in retaliation. The struggle to retain control over jerusalem raged between muslims and christians, coming to a head in 1096 as an epic battle played out. 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.
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. 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 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. A detailed documentary telling the complete story of the great christian crusades into the. 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. His famous truce with richard the lionheart is the most iconic moment in the entire history of the crusades.
Crescent and the cross is on tv, including series 1episode 4. Understanding the crusades from an islamic perspective. History, sociopolitical documentary published by history channel in 2005 english, spanish. Crusades crescent and the cross 2005 the threehour history channel crusades crescent and the cross documentaryis a two part series. Part i concentrates on the first crusade, while part ii tells the story of the second and third crusades. As some christians argued, to undertake holy wars against infidel muslims while the murderers of christ ran free at home was unthinkable. Starting in the late 11th century, when pope urban ii dispatched a huge force to reclaim jerusal. This documentary is one of those the history channel used to roll out every few months to a big. This product is a dvd analysis guide that goes with disc 1 of the crusades.
The first crusade was preached by pope urbain ii after a new push of invasion in near east. When a battle reaches its peak, this documentarys melange of visual and aural resources scholarly commentary. S01e03 the second and third crusades an enigma even in his own time, saladin became a hero in the west long before his rediscovery in the muslim world in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2 description. These lands have been the sites wars of epic proportion between three of the great religions of the world christianity, islam, and judaism. What was the greatest prize which the holy war was fought for. English the crusades, crescent and the cross part 1 of 2. In addition, some crusades have been named, including the albigensian crusade, the baltic or northern crusades, the peoples crusade, and the reconquista. This twopart, threehour program, released here on two discs the second includes over an hour of bonus material. 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. Zeal comprehension questions pick 5 and answer thoroughly and. But over the decades that followed, the islamic world dreamed of fighting back.
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. This program uses stateoftheart computer animation to bring the battle to life, creating a historically fascinating look at an epic tussle. Nov 06, 2005 directed by stuart elliott, mark lewis. 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. The crusades crescent and the cross pt 2 of 2 youtube.
With good cg computer graphics, it looks almost like a movie though with a historically accurate depiction. Using the dictionary define or explain the significance of the following terms. First crusade dvd printable worksheet crescent and the cross. Crescent the cross dvd, 2005, 2disc set at the best online prices at ebay. Lots of visuals and good story telling will take you through hundreds of years of what defined modern day jeruselum.
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