The Crusades of the Medieval Era Class Agenda

The Crusades

• One of the main objectives of the Crusades was to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
• The Byzantine Emperor Alexios I asked Western leaders for help fighting the Muslims.
• Pope Urban II preached for knights, princes, and commoners to go on crusade primarily to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule and to protect Christian pilgrims.
• Muslim leaders wanted to achieve the expansion of Islamic territories and the spread of Islam by reconquering the Holy Land.
• According to Christian leaders, one of the reasons for the Crusades was to protect Christian pilgrims and to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
• The primary objective of the Crusades was to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule and to protect Christian pilgrims.
• Pope Urban II pleaded and preached to knights, princes, and commoners to go on crusade to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule.
• Muslim leaders wanted to achieve the expansion of Islamic territories and the spread of Islam by reconquering the Holy Land.
• The Muslims had conquered most of the Middle East, northern Africa, most of Spain, and some Byzantine lands.
• According to Christian leaders, one of the reasons for the Crusades was to protect Christian pilgrims and to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim rule.

Explore the crusading movement in the medieval era as Europeans traveled to and attempted to conquer the 'Holy Land' near Jerusalem. This class agenda includes a warm-up question, learning objectives, essential questions, a meme of the day, homework assignment, and an exit ticket.