First Crusade

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/first-crusade

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. When was First Crusade built?Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Edessa, Principality of Antioch, County of Tripoli
2. What was the First Crusade and why did it start?The First Crusade was a religious war from 1096 to 1099 to reclaim Jerusalem. It began when Pope Urban II called for a holy pilgrimage after the Byzantine Emperor Alexios I asked for help against the Seljuk Turks.
3. Who were the People’s Crusade and what happened to them?The People’s Crusade was made up of peasants led by Peter the Hermit. They traveled with little organization and were defeated by the Turks in Anatolia.

Armed Pilgrimage: A religious journey undertaken with military force, often with spiritual motivations and rewards.
Fatimids: A Shi'a Islamic caliphate that ruled parts of North Africa and the Levant during the Crusades.
Levant: The historical region in the Eastern Mediterranean that includes modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Israel.