Crusdaes And Slavery Flashcards
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Pilgrimage
A journey taken to a place of religious importance
Sanctity of life
Belief that all life is god given and and sacred
Ten Commandments
Law for how people should live, given to Moses by god in the Old Testament
What does genesis say
That god created humans in his own ‘image’ and ‘likeness’
What rule did Jesus teach
He helped people, in need and taught the golden rule, “do for others what you want them to do for you”
How does the golden rule influence how Christian’s live
They believe no matter what people have done or the way they were raised they are still important and worthy. Therefore they treat everyone with the same respect they treat themselves
What happened 17th and 19th centuries
White Europeans and Americans captured black Africans and transported them to the USA in terrible conditions. Many Africans died on the slave ships. Those that survived were sold to wealthy white Christian and forced to work for them
How did slaver owners justify their actions
By saying that Paul’s letters in the bible he refers to slaves and masters showing he accepted ska very
What did other Christian’s believe about slavery
That it was against the bibles teachings about equality’s and the sanctity of life
What did Christian’s do about slavery
Led campaigns to abolish slavery in many countries(Britain and America).
What still remained d a problem after slavery was abolished
Racism
Who fought against racism,
Christian leaders such as Martin Luther King used Bible teaching to argue that racism was wrong. King encouraged his supporters to peacefully protest against racism and follow the teaching to love and pray for their enemies
What were the 11 and 13th century wars known as and who by
Christian’s fought in wars known as crusades
What year did powerful groups of Muslims conquer Jerusalem
1079
What was the concern after Muslims began to rule Jerusalem
That they might be banned from visiting the church of the holy sepulchre in Jerusalem 
What was the holy sepulchre
A popular pilgrimage site for Christians because they believed it was where Jesus was resurrected
What was another worry of Muslims ruling Jerusalem
Christians were also worried that Islam was expanding into the Christian city of Constantinople (present day Istanbul)
What year did pope urban call on people and what for
In 1095 pope urban ll called for an army of ‘ soldiers of Christ ‘ to march across Europe as part of what became known as the first Crusade 
What did the pope promise the participants
They would be forgiven for their past sins and guaranteed a place in heaven
How may crusader and how far
Approximately 60,000 crusaders began the journey of nearly 5000 km
What did the crusaders do to avoid starvation
Some of them eat dogs and rats. There were even rumours that they eat human flesh.
What did the crusaders do on journey
Looted may villages and killed a large number of Jews on the journey
How may crusaders survived the journey
On,y 15,000 crusaders survived the 4 year journey
What happens despite the crusaders decreased numbers
He managed to conquer the city of Jerusalem