Crusades Simulation - Middle Ages - Medieval Europe

Bring history to life by taking your students on an interactive journey through the Peasants' Crusade and First Crusade. Students will role play as a reporter embedded with Crusaders. Throughout their journey and battles, students will record information about Crusaders' motivations, routes taken to the Holy Land, and information about events. They will also evaluate whether the Crusaders’ actions go against Christian teachings and whether knights gained wealth as a result of their participation in the Crusaders. 

Topics covered

- Manzikert

- Causes of the Crusades

- Experiences of crusades and pilgrims

- Routes taken

- Holy Sites in Jerusalem

- Destruction of Jerusalem

- Saladin

- includes answer keys

The activity includes the simulation, student handout, Pope Urban reading passage and finally, there is a printable and Google Form Quiz! Your students will be experts on this fascinating historical event!

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