Transcript Task: Why did people go on Crusades?

Crusades
Lesson Objective:
Why did people go on Crusades?
Sponge:
1. What can you see?
2. Where do you think this
man is going?
3. What words would you use
to describe this man?
4. What impression do you get
from the picture?
5. How would you feel if this
was you?
6. What do you think it would
be like to go on a Crusade?
Task:
In pairs read each source and think carefully
about one word for each source which describes
why people would go on a crusade.
Task:
Why did people go on Crusades?
In pairs you are going to analyze a very important source.
Highlight any important parts of the source as we read through
it together. Then discuss and complete the boxes around it.
Religion
The Holy
Lands were
rich and
prosperous.
To ensure that
Christian
pilgrims had
access to the
Holy Land.
Your sins were
forgiven if you
died on
crusade.
Land/
Power
You could gain
a heroic
reputation.
Successful
crusaders
could be
rewarded with
lands and
titles.
There would
be
opportunity to
take booty.
Money/
Wealth
The Pope said
you should go.
Religion
Money
Power
The Pope said
you should go.
Your sins were
forgiven if you
died on
crusade.
The Holy
Lands were
rich and
prosperous.
Task:
Sort the cards into one of the three
headings above. Write them in your chart.
To ensure that
Christian
pilgrims had
access to the
Holy Land.
You could gain
a heroic
reputation.
There would
be
opportunity to
take booty.
Successful
crusaders
could be
rewarded with
lands and
titles.
Task:
Let’s vote: What was the main reason people
went on crusades? Why?
Task:
Using your card sort chart and the information from today’s lesson
you must answer this question in your notebooks:
Why did some people go on Crusades?
Task:
Would you have been a crusader?
Complete the tasks and finish for H/W
Learning Outcomes:
Must:
1) Know what the Crusades were and think about what
it might have been like
2) Be able to analyze sources in pairs to work out some
reasons why people went on Crusades
Should:
3) Complete the card sort activity to sort our ideas into
categories.
4) Produce a written question in our silver books using
the levels provided.
5) Reflect on our lesson and evaluate your work
Could:
6) Be able to consider the significance of the Crusades
evaluate the most important reasons for going on one.