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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Justinian the Institutes 535 Ad

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides great information on Justinian's Institutes. Click here for a table of contents from our books of the Institutes, a significant portion of Justinian's code of...
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: "Beowulf" (In Old English)

For Students 9th - 10th
This Fordham University site offers the Klaeber edition of the Old English Beowulf in its entirety, with a link to a modern English translation.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: John of Damascus: Three Sermons.. On the Virgin

For Students 9th - 10th
Primary source documents on the Eastern views of Mary. This site includes links to other sources of information on this period in Church history.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Prince

For Students 9th - 10th
This website, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives the entire book's text. It also provides information about each chapter.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory of Nyssa: Life of Macrina

For Students 9th - 10th
The complete text of Gregory's book on his sister, Macrina. The book was written during the 4th century.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Early Islamic Conquests

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides this site that contains a chapter from the book "Early Islamic Conquests" by Fred Donner. This site includes discussion of the taxes that were levied in countries conquered by the Muslims and how they were...
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Hildegard Von Bingen (1098 1179 Ce)

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University provides a detailed biography of this remarkable woman includes information about her writing, her health (she apparently suffered from migranes), her music, and her religious beliefs. A bibliography...
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Muhammad an Assessment

For Students 9th - 10th
The last chapter of biography of Muhammad in which the author attempts to draw some conclusions on the life of Muhammad.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Crusade of Frederick Barbarossa

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University of letters written between Christian monarchs during the Third Crusade.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Siege and Capture of Acre

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides an account of the siege and capture of Acre by Richard I and Philip II Augustus.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Richard Conquers Cyprus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook which is provided for by the Fordham University gives an account of Richard I's conquest of Cyprus, in the year 1191.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Muslim Hostages Slain at Acre

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides an account of the killing of 2700 Turkish hostages at the command of Richard I.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Pope Innocent Iii's Summons to a Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
The full text of Pope Innocent III's call for yet another crusade. The actual words of the Pope during the year 1215.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Cathedral and the Riot of 1210

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, details the turbulent times in Chartres history.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Ibn Battuta: Travels in Asia and Africa

For Students 9th - 10th
The primary source document of Ibn Battuta's travels in Asia and Africa from 1325-1354.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Evolution of Crusader Privileges

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Fardham University gives information on The "Crusade". Many of the characteristics of the Crusade - the vow, taking the cross, etc. - evolved over time. This selection of texts shows the evolution of the religious legal...
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Robert De Clari: Capture of Constantinople

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a fourth Crusade account from Dana C. Munro's late 19th-century translation.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Christopher Columbus Journal

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Fordham University contains excerpts from the journal of Columbus during his voyage of 1492. This is a great site to check out on the subject.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: The Decameron

For Students 9th - 10th
Fordham University provides a translation of "The Decameron". This is a widely read personal account written at the time of the plague.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: On the Opening of the First Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
A historical document about the opening of the First Crusade, describing preparations and the people involved.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Summons to a Crusade

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Gregory Vii "Crusade"

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Fall of Jerusalem, 1187

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a primary source document from the Fordham University, written by Roger of Hoveden, chronicalling the fall of the kingdom of Jerusalem during the Third Crusade.
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Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Life of Muhammad

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Fordham University, gives a selection from Ibn Ishaq's biography of Muhammad written a century after his death.

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