The Crusades - Source Enquiry

A perfect introduction to the Crusades! Students study nine sources (visual/written) to gain a basic knowledge of the crusades.

This 22 slide fully resourced lesson is editable and contains:

• Slide 1: Title slide
• Slide 2: Lesson aims and outcomes
• Slide 3: Lesson Warm Up - Students focus on a map showing the location of Christian Europe in relation to the Holy Land and other Muslim lands. Prompt questions provided.
• Slide 4: Source Practice: Students analyse a map showing the routes taken for each crusade and when they too place. Prompt questions provided.
• Slide 5: A printable version of the map task above.
• Slide 6: Source activity overview showing the resources needed.
• Slide 7: Printable source analysis table with added higher level questions about source reliability.
• Slide 8-9: Printable colour and black and white source sheet which includes 8 sources.
• Slide 10-18: Each source is displayed for analysis with bonus prompt questions.
• Slide 19: Learning review 1 - Students outline 6 facts they have learned about the crusades from the sources.
• Slide 20: Learning review 2 - Students think of three questions they now have about the crusades from their findings in the lesson.
• Slide 21: A factual overview from the lesson
• Slide 22: More from RA Resources.

All images used in this resource are in the public domain and are therefore copyright free. Images which require attribution have been attributed in the notes section of each slide where the image appears. Any images where AI technology has been used are labelled in the notes section and are property of RA Resources. Other than AI images, all other lesson content is teacher created. If you feel any errors have been made, please contact me at raschoolresources@gmail.com in the first instance to resolve any issues. My lessons are completed using PowerPoint and designed on widescreen formatting. Thank you.

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