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OBJECTIVE:
 
Students will read primary sources to understand different perspectives of the Crusades including Muslim, European, Jewish, and Byzantine. After completing this project students will
  • become aware of different social, economic, political, and religious forces contributing to the Crusades;
  • become more aware of the significance of the Middle East as a crossroads at this time in history;
  • have an understanding of the impact of the Crusades on different cultures;
  • appreciate the impact on individuals involved;
  • have a greater understanding of different perspectives;
  • use different sources such as maps, travel literature, chronicles, coins, etc to have an understanding of history.
 
 
PROCEDURE;
 
  1. Students will be divided into four groups:
    - THE EUROPEANS
    - BYZANTINES
    - PALESTINIAN JEWS
    - ARABIC MUSLIMS
     
  2. Each group will use the links provided below to begin their research, and continue their learning using internet search engines.
     
  3. Students will work together to research and put together a POSTER, that demonstrate their  assigned perspectives on the Crusades, with specific focus on the first three Crusades.  Students can be as creative as possible. They should, however, somehow support their perspectives and address the following issues:
    a. The significance of Jerusalem for their group;
    b. Possible economic means for their group;
    c. The cause of the Crusades from their perspective, attempting to consider economic, religious, social forces;
    d. The impact of the Crusades on their group;
    e. Their perceptions of other individuals or group
 
The Europeans

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THE CRUSADES - WebQuest

The Byzantines

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The Palestinian Jews

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The Arabic Muslims

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