Crusades Group Project

Crusades Presentation: Each group will cover the following topics and more in their presentation. Please be advised, I am looking at organization and a reflection of how you choose to cover these events. Who do you decide is important? It as if you were the historian and you must choose the highlights key to this period. This is not about the events but your understanding of how people, the time frame, and their choices will impact on the course of history. Ultimately, why are the Crusades important in history?

Remember you only have 5-7 minutes: No more than 2 slides (Map and ?)

First Crusade – (1096–1099)

· Initial Cause / Purpose

· Motivations

· Obstacles Faced

· Outcome – Positive and Negative

· Key Players / Map/ Highlighted Route /Historian Sources

· Commentary - How do you view this Crusade? Justified? Yes / No / What role did religion play in this Crusade?

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Second Crusade (1147 – 1149)

· Initial Cause / Purpose

· Motivations - Role of Religious Orders

· Obstacles Faced

· Outcome – Positive and Negative

· Key Players / Map/ Highlighted Route /Historian Sources

· Commentary - How do you view this Crusade? Justified? Yes / No / What role did religion play in this Crusade?

Third Crusade (1189–1192)

· Initial Cause / Purpose

· Motivations - Role of Religious Orders

· Obstacles Faced

· Outcome – Positive and Negative

· Key Players / Map/ Highlighted Route /Historian Sources

· Commentary - How do you view this Crusade? Justified? Yes / No / What role did religion play in this Crusade?

Fourth Crusade (1202–1204)

· Initial Cause / Purpose

· Motivations - Role of Religious Orders

· Obstacles Faced

· Outcome – Positive and Negative

· Key Players / Map/ Highlighted Route /Historian Sources

· Commentary - How do you view this Crusade? Justified? Yes / No / What role did religion play in this Crusade?

Legacy: Why are the Crusades considered a successful failure?

· Impact on Western Europe

· Impact on Byzantine Empire

· Impact on the Islamic Empires

· Trade / Cities / Products

· Cultural Legacy / New Ideas / Renaissance / Age of Exploration

· Relationship between Byzantine Orthodoxy and Western European Catholicism

· Commentary – Evaluation of the Crusades and it impact on today’s relationship between the East and the West.