World Spring 16.5

Key Questions:

How are the Crusades perceived today?

Why is the legacy of the Crusades so powerfully negative in the eyes of the Muslim world?

Who was Saladin, and why does he stand out as an effective and positive Muslim leader?

Homework:

Read pages 25-28 in your reader. Then answer the following questions in complete sentences.

1. Compare and contrast the perception of the purposes of the Crusades from the European and Middle-Eastern points of view.

2. How were the goals of Saladin similar to those of the Crusaders? How were they different?

3. What were the positive results of the Crusades? What were the negative consequences? Why do you think the legacy of the Crusades is entirely a negative one?