1. The Crusades

2. Bell Ringer- Rock, Paper, Scissors Crusade
Objective- You will be able to understand the influence of the Pope and the role the crusades had on the time period of the middle ages.
You will be able to identify the key people involved and events that occurred during the crusades in the time period of CE.

3. Rock Paper Scissors Crusade
North Side of the Room
You own the Cardinal Flag.
You must protect the flag from the invaders from the south.
To do so you must be willing to do battle(RPS) with the invaders from the south.
In addition, if you fight to protect the Cardinal Flag but die in battle (Lose a game of RPS) you will be granted salvation by your leader
South Side of the Room
You are the original owners of the Cardinal Flag. It has been taken over by the North side of the room.
You must be willing to battle (RPS)members of the north side to reclaim the flag.
If you defeat a North, you may take their fief of land.
If you lose in battle your leader will offer you salvation
Rock Paper Scissors Crusade

4. What is a crusade? A: A Holy War
Crusade comes from the Latin word crux meaning “cross” referring to the device Jesus was executed with
A: A Holy War

5. How did the Crusades begin?
He called for Christian knights to take up arms and seize the holy land
He promised salvation for those who died in battle.
The response from the crowd was immediate and enthusiastic!
A: Pope Urban II declared a crusade

6. What were the Popes reasons for calling the crusade?
Jerusalem was now controlled by the Seljuk Turks (Muslims).
By 1095, traveling to the Holy land became very dangerous.
The Pope also believed that the crusade would help the Greek Orthodox and the Roman Catholic church to resolve their differences (Remember the Schism?)

7. Jerusalem is holy to Muslims too!

8. Does this look familiar?

9. What was the Christians goal?
Church of the Holy Sepulchre – church built on the site of Jesus’ death and resurrection.
Considered holiest site in Christianity.
Reclaim the Holy Land!

10. Why would a person choose to fight in the Crusade?
They were inspired by their religious conviction
The Crusade offered foreign travel and excitement
Kings were able to get rid of trouble making knights
It was an opportunity for the poor to acquire fiefs of land in the Middle East

11. There were 8 Crusades in all
Here’s a video giving you an introduction to the conflict

12. Project- Divide into 4 groups according to your learning preference
Actors- Read the article on the 3rd Crusade and perform a skit for the class
Artists/ Marketing- Read about the 1st crusade Make one brochure each- One to recruit crusaders/.
Editor- As a group, read “The Effects of the Crusade”. Create a newspaper with bold headlines on major topics and write a short summary of the reason the event was “Headline News”
Read about the 4th Crusade Using the white board or paper to create a poster