Matching: The Crusades (crusades - 7thgrade

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Sara Mcwilliams-York

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The CrusadesOnline version Matching game with mystery sentences and questions. by Sara Mcwilliams-York 1 When did the First Crusade begin, where did the crusaders first travel to, and where did the crusade take place? 2 Who fought against the crusaders and when did the crusaders enter Jerusalem, and what happened to the residents of the city? 3 What were some consequences of the First Crusade? 4 What course of action did the Muslims take in response to the crusade? 5 What were the failures and victories of the Second Crusade? 6 How many crusades followed the first two, how long did this war last, and what was the ultimate result? 7 What cultural shifts transpired because of the crusades? Pope Urban II proclaimed the first crusade in 1095 with the goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem. The official crusader armies for the First Crusade set off from France and Italy at different times in August and September 1096. The western forces may have totaled as many as 100,000 people. The armies journeyed eastward by land toward Constantinople, where they received a wary welcome from the Byzantine Emperor. Pledging to restore lost territories to the empire, the main army, mostly French and Norman knights under baronial leadership marched south through Anatolia. The Jews and Muslims fought together to defend Jerusalem against the invading Franks. They were unsuccessful and on 15 July 1099 the crusaders entered the city. The crusaders proceeded to massacre the remaining Jewish and Muslim civilians and pillaged or destroyed mosques and the city itself. As a result of the First Crusade, four main Crusader states were created: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and Kingdom of Jerusalem. These states reopened the Mediterranean to trade and travel enabling Genoa and Venice to flourish. The First Crusade unleashed a wave of Christian fury that was expressed in the massacres of Jews that accompanied and preceded the movement of the crusaders through Europe, including the massacre of 8,000 Jews in the Rhineland, as well as the violent treatment of the “schismatic” Orthodox Christians of the east. Initially, Muslims did very little about the Crusader states due to internal conflicts. Eventually, the Muslims began to reunite under the leadership of Imad ad-Din Zengi, who was appointed governor of Mosul in 1127. Imad ad-Din Zengi began to retake territory from the Christians, beginning with Aleppo in 1128. He retook Edessa in 1144. French and South German armies marched to Jerusalem in 1147 but failed to win any major victories. On the other side of the Mediterranean, however, the Second Crusade met with great success as a group of Northern European Crusaders stopped in Portugal, allied with the Portuguese King, Afonso I of Portugal, and retook Lisbon from the Muslims in 1147. The first two crusades were followed by five more major Crusades against Muslim territories in the east and numerous minor ones. This struggle for control of the Holy Land went on for 200-years and ended in failure. Although the Christians failed to reclaim their Holy Land, a number of important cultural shifts transpired. First off, a great deal of cultural diffusion took place which precipitated the exchange of ideas, resources, materials and technology. Second, a significant shift in power took place throughout Europe. Monarchs gained more power, and the collective identity of the Latin Church was consolidated under the Pope’s leadership. Thirdly, the European social structure changed as women gained increased rights and the middle class gained power. Fourthly, the crusades were the source of heroism, chivalry and medieval piety that grew medieval romance, philosophy and literature.

The CrusadesOnline version

Matching game with mystery sentences and questions.

When did the First Crusade begin, where did the crusaders first travel to, and where did the crusade take place?

Who fought against the crusaders and when did the crusaders enter Jerusalem, and what happened to the residents of the city?

What were some consequences of the First Crusade?

What course of action did the Muslims take in response to the crusade?

What were the failures and victories of the Second Crusade?

How many crusades followed the first two, how long did this war last, and what was the ultimate result?

What cultural shifts transpired because of the crusades?

Pope Urban II proclaimed the first crusade in 1095 with the goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem.

The official crusader armies for the First Crusade set off from France and Italy at different times in August and September 1096. The western forces may have totaled as many as 100,000 people.

The armies journeyed eastward by land toward Constantinople, where they received a wary welcome from the Byzantine Emperor.

Pledging to restore lost territories to the empire, the main army, mostly French and Norman knights under baronial leadership marched south through Anatolia.

The Jews and Muslims fought together to defend Jerusalem against the invading Franks.

They were unsuccessful and on 15 July 1099 the crusaders entered the city.

The crusaders proceeded to massacre the remaining Jewish and Muslim civilians and pillaged or destroyed mosques and the city itself.

As a result of the First Crusade, four main Crusader states were created: the County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and Kingdom of Jerusalem.

These states reopened the Mediterranean to trade and travel enabling Genoa and Venice to flourish.

The First Crusade unleashed a wave of Christian fury that was expressed in the massacres of Jews that accompanied and preceded the movement of the crusaders through Europe, including the massacre of 8,000 Jews in the Rhineland, as well as the violent treatment of the “schismatic” Orthodox Christians of the east.

Initially, Muslims did very little about the Crusader states due to internal conflicts.

Eventually, the Muslims began to reunite under the leadership of Imad ad-Din Zengi, who was appointed governor of Mosul in 1127.

Imad ad-Din Zengi began to retake territory from the Christians, beginning with Aleppo in 1128. He retook Edessa in 1144.

French and South German armies marched to Jerusalem in 1147 but failed to win any major victories.

On the other side of the Mediterranean, however, the Second Crusade met with great success as a group of Northern European Crusaders stopped in Portugal, allied with the Portuguese King, Afonso I of Portugal, and retook Lisbon from the Muslims in 1147.

The first two crusades were followed by five more major Crusades against Muslim territories in the east and numerous minor ones.

This struggle for control of the Holy Land went on for 200-years and ended in failure.

Although the Christians failed to reclaim their Holy Land, a number of important cultural shifts transpired.

First off, a great deal of cultural diffusion took place which precipitated the exchange of ideas, resources, materials and technology.

Second, a significant shift in power took place throughout Europe. Monarchs gained more power, and the collective identity of the Latin Church was consolidated under the Pope’s leadership.

Thirdly, the European social structure changed as women gained increased rights and the middle class gained power.

Fourthly, the crusades were the source of heroism, chivalry and medieval piety that grew medieval romance, philosophy and literature.

You can integrate the game into an LMS compatible with LTI 1.1 or LTI 1.3 such as Canvas, Moodle, or Blackboard. This way, the scores will be automatically saved into the platform’s gradebook.

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The CrusadesOnline version

by Sara Mcwilliams-York

When did the First Crusade begin, where did the crusaders first travel to, and where did the crusade take place?

Who fought against the crusaders and when did the crusaders enter Jerusalem, and what happened to the residents of the city?

What were some consequences of the First Crusade?

What course of action did the Muslims take in response to the crusade?

What were the failures and victories of the Second Crusade?

How many crusades followed the first two, how long did this war last, and what was the ultimate result?

What cultural shifts transpired because of the crusades?

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