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What were the Crusades?
What city in the Holy Land attracted religious pilgrims?
How did the Turks' attack on the Byzantine Empire help trigger the Crusades?
Reading Check: Why did the pope want to conquer the Holy land?
Reading Check: Why did Saladin refuse to Give up Jerusalem?
Reading Check: Describe two effects of the Crusades.
Find Main Ideas: What was the chief goal of the crusaders?
Infer: Why do you think Pope Urban II called the First Crusade a “just,” or honorable, war?
Sequence: List the events of the First Crusade in order
Identify Frame of Reference: How do you think European Christians Viewed the Muslim Turks? How do you think Muslims living in the Holy Land viewed the crusaders?
Identify Effects: What were the main effects of the crusades on life in Europe?
Predict: What might have happened in Europe of the Crusades had never taken place?
Suppose that there were European newspapers that published editorials at the time of the Crusades. Write an editorial either in support of or against the First Crusade.
Key Terms: Review the key terms at the beginning of this section. Use each term in a sentence that explains its meaning.