The Crusades
Go to the following website:
http://www.interactive-learning.com.au/
(Scroll down until you see The Middle Ages. Click on the link to ‘The Crusades.’)
As you read through the information on the Crusades, complete the
following activities:
Section 1: The Crusades
1. Open this interactive web site and watch the journey taken by each of the
different Crusades:
http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072957549/student_view
0/chapter20/interactive_map_quiz.html
(You DO NOT have to complete any of the questions based on this map)
2. a) From the text, write three key points about Muhammad.
b) Explain why the Muslims wanted control of Jerusalem.
c) Explain why the Christians from Europe also wanted to be able to visit
Jerusalem.
3. List (or mind map, eight reasons for why the European Christians went on
Crusades to the Middle East.
The First Crusade
4. Why didn't the Crusaders in the first Crusade sail around to the Middle
East? Why did they choose to go overland?
5. Describe the tactics the Crusaders used to wage war against Antioch and
Jerusalem?
6. According to the Monk Fulcher and surviving Muslims, what did the
Crusaders do when they entered the city of Jerusalem?
The Second Crusade
7. Explain why the Pope called for a second Crusade?
8. Who were the three leaders of the second Crusade, and why did it fail?
9. Write four key facts about Saladin.
10. How was the behavior of Saladin's soldiers different to that of the
Crusaders, when Saladin's soldiers entered Jerusalem?
The Third Crusade
Complete the following sentences:
11. The Pope was prompted to call for another crusade after Saladin's
army…..
12. The three most important Christian leaders to go on the Third Crusade
were...
13. Most of the German knights and soldiers did not continue on this crusade
because...
14. King Philip II of France thought it was important to capture the Muslim
port of Acre because...
15. King Philip returned to France because he was sick and....
16. After the crusaders captured the port of Acre, Richard had the 2000
Muslim prisoners....
17. Give two reasons for why Richard hesitated to attack Jerusalem.
18. What were the results of the Third Crusade? Did either side gain anything
after this series of battles?
19. How many Crusades were there in total? (see timeline at bottom of web
page)
20. Over how long a period did the Crusades last?
Reward:
http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/crusades/index.shtml