Curated OER
World History People Review
Who's who in World History? Help your historians keep track of major figures with this World History People Review, where students match 96 world figures to the appropriate descriptions. The matching questions are grouped by historical...
Curated OER
Medieval Times Crossword
In this medieval times crossword puzzle worksheet, students use the 10 clues to determine the words and names that fill in the blanks to appropriately complete the word puzzle pertaining to the state. A word bank is included.
Curated OER
Gandhi Lessons and His Legacy of Peace
Gandhi's message of nonviolence and the practice of civil disobedience influenced people around the world.
Curated OER
Medieval Times Vocabulary
In this vocabulary activity, students read the sentences and select the correct word about Medieval Times to complete the 10 sentences.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: The Fourth Crusade
This site covers the Fourth Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: The Second Crusade
This site covers the history of the Second Crusade in-depth. It is broken down into several categories for easier reading.
Boise State University
European History: The Crusades: Results of the Second Crusade
Boise State University covers much of the aftermath/results of the Second Crusade.
Boise State University
European History: The First Crusade Consequences
Boise State University covers the Consequences of the First Crusade from all important aspects.
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."
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...
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.
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.
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.
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.