Curated OER
1986 Capsule: Hispanic Influence in the New World
Students research the conditions in Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries. In groups, they write a paper on the information they gathered during their research and why the situation is unique to Spain. As a class, they discuss the...
Curated OER
Serious Doodling
Students examine cartoons drawn by a volunteer serving in the country of Jordan. They draw a cartoon about a time felt different from others around them and share their cartoons with the class. The answer the questions: How can cartoons...
Curated OER
Medieval Times Vocabulary
In this vocabulary worksheet, students read the sentences and select the correct word about Medieval Times to complete the 10 sentences.
Curated OER
Oral History: Interviewing Elders
Sixth graders examine oral history traditions. They interview family members about their childhoods and compare them to their own. Students use the collected information to make posters, letters, essays, or poems about their research.
The Newberry Library
Newberry: The Crusades: Motivations, Administration, and Cultural Influence
Newberry Library learning module uses primary resources from which students examine Western Christian religious beliefs, political relationships, and personal values during the Middle Ages and how the goals and actions of the Crusades...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Technology and Cultural Transfers During the Crusades
The resource from Khan Academy provides practice questions for a high school world history course. This section assesses students' knowledge of the technology and cultural transfers that occurred during the Crusades.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Letter From the Sixth Crusade, 1249
This site contains a translation of a letter which was written during the Sixth Crusade in 1249.
Steven Kreis, PhD
The History Guide: The Holy Crusades
This site has a very interesting description of the Crusades from an objective viewpoint. Read about the impact of Christian-Muslim conflict in the Middle East during this period. Original text from that time is also included.
Other
Islam 101: Chronology of Crusades
Timeline of the major events of the Christian crusades from 1095 to 1291 A.D.
Stanford University
Stanford History Education Group: First Crusade
[Free Registration/Login Required] A lesson designed to understand perspectives of Muslims and Christians during the First Crusade. Access primary source documents and a PowerPoint presentation to aid in discussion.
Other
United States Naval Academy: Timeline for the Crusades and Christian Holy War
The Crusades were a series of Holy Wars called by the popes in defense of the Church. This timeline highlights the causes of the Crusades, battles, and all the major people associated with the Crusades. Included are links to artwork from...
Ibis Communications
Eye Witness: The Crusaders Capture Jerusalem, 1099
This article provides a general overview of the assault and capture of the Christian "Navel of the World."
Boise State University
European History: The First Crusade Consequences
Boise State University covers the Consequences of the First Crusade from all important aspects.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Sixth Crusade
This site from the Boise State University covers the Sixth Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
Boise State University
Boise State University: Third Crusade
This site from the Boise State University covers the Third Crusade in depth. It is seperated into several categories for easier reading.
Stephen Byrne
History for Kids: The Crusades
History for Kids presents a kid friendly explanation of the Crusades describing the causes and consequences of the intent to protect and spread the influence of Christianity.
Islami City
Islamic History in Arabia and Middle East: The Crusaders
This site describes the Arabic view of the Crusaders and their struggles they faced. A great look into the less studied realm of the Crusades.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Summons to a Crusade
Fordham University gives the text of Eugene III's letter to Louis, King of France, calling for a crusade (the second) to recapture land from the Muslims.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Pope's Call for the 1st Crusade
Fordham University provides an account of Urban II's speech, in which he called for the First Crusade. Given at the Council of Clermont in 1095, this version of the speech was written by Robert the Monk 25 years after the actual event.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Decline of Christian Power in the Holy Land
This is a primary source document written by Aymeric, Patriarch of Antioch, to King Louis VII of Franceat the time of the Third Crusade.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University of letters written between Christian monarchs during the Third Crusade.
University of Texas at Austin
Perry Castenada Collection: Europe in the 12th Century, the Age of the Crusades
Large map of 12th century Europe and the Christian states in the East during the Crusades. From the historical maps in the Perry-Castaneda Collection.
Internet History Sourcebooks Project
Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory Vii "Crusade"
This site from the Fordham University is a primary source document which cites Pope Gregory VII's statement calling for a Christian military action to retrieve the Holy Land from the Moslems who now controlled it.
Boise State University
Euopean History: The First Crusade
This site covers the First Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.