Crusades Homework Takeup CHW3M

Basic Facts A: When did they begin and end? B: How many were there? C: Other than Muslims, who else was targeted by the Crusaders as heretics? D: On the whole, were they militarily successful?

Crusades with Benefits A: What did Europeans learn from Muslims? B: How did merchants profit? C: How did commerce develop as a result of the Crusades?

Crusades Were the Crusades a reflection of change or stability (continuity)? Which themes of the middle ages are reflected in the Crusades?

Medicine – Contextualizing the Crusades Read “Comparison of Islamic and European Medicine During the Middle Ages” in handouts. Which one sounds more advanced for its time?

Medicine con’t Read “Islamic Science” to corroborate (confirm) your answer? Circle key passages. Note what is meant by: Exploring Translated Systematic Comprehensive

Medicine con’t Read Ibn Sina PSD, “On Medicine” – how is it modern? Hints - note what he says about: Causes Symptoms The humours (where does this idea come from?) Environment Research

Contextualization All the work we have done on Islamic science was contextualization of the upcoming PSD. Contextualization = studying what was going on at the time of writing of a primary source document

Urban II’s Speech Read “Medieval Sourcebook: Urban II Speech at Clermont” only up to [Another of those present…] this is a primary source document (PSD) that gives an account of Pope Urban II’s call for a crusade to retake the Holy Land from the Muslims Note: the speech had factual inaccuracies in it (the Muslims did not act violently toward Christians after taking Jerusalem).

PSD Vocabulary Franks = French and German peoples Discourse = speech Exhortations = recommendations (urgings) Grievous = terrible Imminent peril = immediate danger Ignominy = public shame

Activity (work as a group but write your own) Fill in the chart below. Urban II’s Biases Christians are … Muslims are …  

Activity, con’t 2. Identify three inferences made by Urban II. Remember that an inference is reading between the lines, not merely summarizing what he says.

3. Background – identify what a student would need to know (e. g 3. Background – identify what a student would need to know (e.g., what was happening in Europe at the time) in order to determine what actually happened in to lead to the first Crusade.

Homework (to be done for Tues.) Take notes on the Black Death, 563-568 using these headings: Why Europe was vulnerable Timing and spread of the plague Symptoms and death Effects: General Social Economic HW needed for entry to class Tuesday. Choose your character for Monday!