What was the impact of the First Crusade?

Monday 9th March

Do Now

What effects do you expect?

Who do you expect to be affected the most?

Objectives

• Consider the impact of the First Crusade

• Evaluate the importance of effects

Mind map

• Create a mind map of all the effects of the First Crusade.– you may wish to structure your mind map in

terms of religious/social/economic etc.– you may to structure it in groups; e.g. impact on

Islamic world/W.Europe/Byzantium etc.

• Use the chapter from Holt to begin

Further Reading• J. Harris “Byzantium and the

Crusades” has a good chapter on Antioch and Jerusalem

• P.M. Holt “The Crusader States and their neighbours” is the book you read the first chapter from.

• There are a large number of Crusade relevant texts in the library. Go and read some.

Plenary

• What was the most significant impact of the First Crusade?

• Who was most affected?