The Crusades: A Webquest

 

Directions: Use the web sites to complete the worksheet on the crusades. 

 

Overview

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cru1.htm - overview and dates of crusades

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/cause-of-crusades.htm - causes of the crusades

 

1^st Crusade

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/urban2-5vers.html - 1094 AD- Pope Urban II gives a speech at the Council of Clermont urging followers to come to the aid of the Greeks and recover Palestine from the Muslims.  Five different versions of the speech from people who attended the council.

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/ekkehard-aur1.html - German historians account of crusades and crusaders

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/cru2.htm - overview of the first crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/1st/ - overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/bernard.htm - overview. Easy to understand

 

2^nd Crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/2nd/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/secondcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand.

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-second-crusade.htm - overview. Good source.

 

3^rd Crusade

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/Saladin.htm - overview of third crusade. Discusses Richard the Lionheart and Saladin.

http://www.mrdowling.com/606-latercrusades.html - brief overview of 1^st and 2^nd crusade and also talks about 3^rd more in depth (effects)

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/3rd/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/highmiddle/thirdcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand.

 

4^th Crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/4th/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/latemiddle/fourthcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand. Talks about results.

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-fourth-crusade.htm - good source. Overview.

 

5^th Crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/5th/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/latemiddle/fifthcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand.

http://members.tznet.com/donjuan/fifth.htm - basic overview. Unsourced.

 

6^th Crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/6th/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/latemiddle/sixthcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand.

 

7^th Crusade

http://crusades.boisestate.edu/7th/- overview

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/latemiddle/seventhcrusade.htm - brief overview. Easy to understand.

 

8^th Crusade

http://www.historyforkids.org/learn/medieval/history/latemiddle/eighthcrusade.htm - very brief overview. Easy to understand.

 

Children’s Crusade

http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/source/1212pueri.html - brief overview

http://www.middle-ages.org.uk/the-childrens-crusade.htm - overview. More in depth.

http://www.historylearningsite.co.uk/childrens_crusade.htm - overview

 

If you are finished, but there is still time left in class…

http://www.schoolhistory.co.uk/games/fling/crusades/index.shtml

 

Created 10/2007