1100s th - 12 Century 1100 - 1199

People of the 1100s

Saladin, King Of Egypt, turned back the Crusaders and took back Jerusalem from them. Gave snow for water. Richard I - The Lionheart king of England, sponsor of the Crusades Minamoto no Yoritomo - becomes first Shogun Military General Leader of Japan, where the Samurai are in control and the Emperors are mere figureheads. Establishes feudal system of government that lasts until 1868 when the power of the Emperor is restored. Emperor Huizong of Song - a skilled poet, painter, calligrapher, and musician, didn't pay enough attention to his army. Go t overthrown.

Saladin

Richard I The Lionheart

Emperor Huizong of Song

Events of the 1100s

First Universities created in Europe incl Oxford Second & Third Crusades into Israel Song Dynasty in China great technological age Leaning Tower of Pisa built, leans within 3 years End of the Toltecs, beginning of the Aztecs

Inventions

Chinese invent cannons, and the odometer House of Plantagenet - English Kings. Logo still used today Draughts Paper money becomes widespread in China