1. September 18th TURN IN: Nothing
TAKE OUT: Critical reading excerpts from Friday
Learning Objective:
Continue to practice critical reading skills
Understand the cause and effects of the Crusades.
Today’s Agenda:
Finish critical reading excerpts
The Crusades
Learning and Culture of the Middle Ages

2. The Crusades
from the latin word “cross” because the men who fought wore the crosses on their sleeves
Series of military campaign between the Christian Western world (“Christendom”) and the Islamic world.

3. Crash Course: https://youtu.be/X0zudTQelzI
Why do we hear so many stories about the Crusade today?
Was The Crusades consider a “holy war”? Why? Why not?
What initiated (started) the Crusades?
Who were the people who joined The Crusades? Why did they go?
Describe:
1st Crusade (success & failure):
3rd Crusade (success & failure):
4th Crusade (success & failure):
What were some of the failures of The Crusades overall?
Did the Crusades help bring Europe out of the Middle Ages?
Crash Course:

4. Pilgrimage religious journey, journey to a sacred religious site
Ex. In Islam it’s called the Hajj
Pilgrimage