Unit 0: Flashpoint; Crusades

Essential Question

To what extent were wars in the Mediterranean world religious, economic, or political conflicts?

Objective Questions

1. Compare and Contrast Islam and Christianity

2. Compare and Contrast Europe and the Middle East as geographic regions

3. Explain three major events leading up to the first Crusade

1. Religions

   1. Judaism

   2. Christianity

      1. Orthodox

      2. Catholic

      3. Pentarchy of Christianity

         1. 1. Iconoclast Schism

   3. Islam

      1. The Five Pillars of Islam

      2. Dhimmi

      3. Jizya

      4. Jihad

2. People

   1. Constantine the Great

   2. Emperor Alexios I Komnenos

   3.  Bohemond I of Antioch

   4.  Saladin

   5.  Baldwin IV

   6.  Pope Urban II

   7. Charles Martell

   8. El Cid Campeador

   9. Mehmet the Conquerer

3. Locations

   1. Europe

      1. Constantinople (New Rome)

      2. Rome

      3. Cordoba

      4. The Byzantine Empire

   2. Middle East

      1. Jerusalem

      2. Antioch

      3. Mecca

      4. Medina

4. Trade Routes

   1. Mediterranean Trade Route

   2. Silk Road

   3. Trans-Saharan Trade

5. Politics

   1. Feudalism

   2. Magna Carta