1. LO: To be able to describe the events of the First Crusade.

2. To describe the events of the First Crusade
L.O.
To describe the events of the First Crusade
By the end of this lesson…
ALL OF US will be able to organise the key dates of the First Crusade chronologically. (3B-3A)
EVEN BETTER IF you can describe the key events in detail. (4C-4A)
EXCELLENT IF you explain why the Crusaders acted as they did. (5C-5A).
CHALLENGE!!! WHAT WAS THE MAIN REASON CRUSADERS ACTED THIS WAY? (5A-6A)

3. Starter
The _________ were a series of ____ where Christians and Muslims fought to control the Holy Land. _________ is a holy place for Christians because many important events in the life of _____ happened there. It is holy to the Muslim religion, _____ , too. Muslims believe their prophet, Mohammed, visited Heaven from there. Jerusalem and the surrounding area (what we call modern day Israel) was known as the ____ Land. The crusades dragged on and off for about ___ years. English knights and soldiers mainly fought in what is known as the Third Crusade between the years 1189 and 1192 under the king, _________. 10
Jesus
wars
Holy
Islam
Crusades
Richard I
Jerusalem
200

4. Starter
The Crusades were a series of wars where Christians and Muslims fought to control the Holy Land. Jerusalem is a holy place for Christians because many important events in the life of Jesus happened there. It is holy to the Muslim religion, Islam, too. Muslims believe their prophet, Mohammed, visited Heaven from there. Jerusalem and the surrounding area (what we call modern day Israel) was known as the Holy Land. The crusades dragged on and off for about 200 years. English knights and soldiers mainly fought in what is known as the Third Crusade between the years 1189 and 1192 under the king, Richard I. 10

5. Write down at least three facts on your spider diagram about
Horrible Histories
The Crusades
Write down at least three facts
on your spider diagram about
the Crusades! Whoever has the
most wins Achievement Points!

6. When armed forces surround a building or castle to starve the
Key
Word
Siege:
When armed forces surround a
building or castle to starve the
enemy out.

7. Complete tasks 1-2 from page 97.
Put the dates in chronological order with a picture to illustrate each statement.
Use the information on pages complete the tasks below:
In no less than four sentences describe the first crusade.
What happened after the First Crusade?
Find two similarities between the Saracen and the Knight.
Complete tasks 1-2 from page 97.
20 minutes
June 5th 1098: 75,000 Muslims
fight to retake Antioch
1097: A siege of Nicacea takes place
1096: People begin to join the Crusades
June 3rd 1098: Muslim city of Antioch
is captured
June 1st 1098: Muslim reinforcements
arrive and scare off many
Crusaders
1095: Pope Urban II calls
for a Crusade against Islam
June 28th 1098: The Crusaders fight
off the Muslims and march to Jerusalem
July 15th 1098: The Crusaders
invade and capture Jerusalem

8. Describe the siege of Jerusalem.
What did the crusaders do to the people they found in Jerusalem when the siege was over?
Why did this happen?
Key words
SIEGE TOWER SYTHE
GODFREY EXHAUSTED
BREACH

9. Now test a peer on today’s learning!
What happened on the First Crusade?
2) What happened during the Siege of Jerusalem?
3) Why did the Crusaders act this way?