The crusades is one of the most significant events of the Middle Ages and had a profound impact on both Europe and the Middle East.  Beginning in the 11the century, the crusades saw thousands of Europeans travel to Jerusalem in an attempt to capture the city from Muslim control.   Click below to learn more about specific topics related to the crusades.

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READINGS & SOURCES

|Black Death
|Causes of the Crusades
|Christianity
​|Crusades Overview
​|First Crusade

​|Impacts of the Crusades
|Islam
|Judaism
|Middle Ages
​|Renaissance

​|Significance of the Crusades
​|Silk Road
|Why Did People Fight in the Crusades?
|Why Was Jerusalem So Important?
​|Later Crusades
|How Many Crusades Were There?
|Holy Roman Empire
​|Byzantine Empire
|Pope Urban II
​|Crusader States After the First Crusade
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TEACHING RESOURCES & LESSONS

Atlantic Slave Trade - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (41 Slides/Pages!)

Adam Smith - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes

Age of Enlightenment - PowerPoint with Cloze Notes (Locke, Voltaire, Rousseau)

Adam Smith - Reading, Questions and Key