The Crusades

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INQUIRY : WHAT WERE THE

CRUSADES?
SKILL AREAS : GEOGRAPHICAL
CONTEXT

Social Studies Skills: Geographic and Historical Contexts; Sourcing


New Visions
USE THE GUIDING QUESTIONS IN THE PACKET TO ANALYZE THIS MAP
INQUIRY QUESTION: What
were the Crusades?
SKILL TARGET: I can explain
the geographic context for
developments shown on a
map.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
THE CONSTRUCTED RESPONSE QUESTION (CRQ)
GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT—WHAT SHOULD I BE THINKING ABOUT AS
I TRY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION?
Context=knowing the circumstances
Geographic=having to do with an surrounding an event to have a
area better understanding (e.g. Pearl
Harbor—Atomic Bombings of
Japan)

With geographic context you are You will need to give background on
trying to establish why the events where the geographic area is, why
occurred in the place where they it is important, and why events
did. occurred there.

For this EXIT SLIP you will use the


example provided to help you write
your own.
EXPLAIN THE GEOGRAPHIC CONTEXT FOR THE DEVELOPMENTS SHOWN IN
THE MAP. [1]
SAMPLE The geographic context for the rise of civilizations is
ANSWER-- they formed in fertile river valleys allowing for
agriculture to take root, ending widespread hunter
GEOGRAPHIC gathering and creating food stability and surpluses
which caused population growth and provided trade
CONTEXT FOR goods. These factors led to the first civilizations
forming around rivers (Tigris/Euphrates, Huang He,
THE RISE OF Indus, Nile) because they provided necessary resources
for these civilizations to grow and flourish.
CIVILIZATIONS
WRITE NOW:
Base you answers to the
following on the passage
below and on your
knowledge of Social Studies.
Answer BOTH SBMCQs 1
AND 2 and EXPLAIN WHY
your choices are correct

WRITE NOW: ANALYZE THE IMAGE BY DISCUSSING


THE HISTORICAL CONTEXT.
ANSWER THE QUESTION THAT FOLLOWS.
HISTORICAL CONTEXT: T HIS IS A PAINTING DEPICTING THE
CRUSADES CREATED BY AN AMERICAN ARTIST IN 1015.
LEARNING
OBJECTIVES
INQUIRY QUESTION: What
was the relationship within and
between Muslim and Christian
states in the 11th century? How
did this conflict lead to the
Crusades?
SKILL TARGET: I can explain the
historical circumstances that led
to the Crusades.
CRQ PRACTICE—COMBINE YOUR ANSWERS
INTO A SENTENCE OR TWO EXPLAINING THE
HISTORICAL CIRCUMSTANCES
WRITE NOW--Make a
Prediction:
What effect do you think the
Crusades had on Christian
and Muslim states?
What effect do you think the
Crusades had on the world?

INQUIRY QUESTION: WHAT WERE THE EFFECTS OF THE


CRUSADES?
SKILL TARGETS:
I CAN DESCRIBE THE EFFECTS OF THE CRUSADES
I CAN CONSTRUCT AN ENDURING ISSUES ARGUMENT
INQUIRY QUESTION: What
were the effects of the
Crusades?
SKILL TARGETS:
I can describe the effects of
the Crusades
I can construct an Enduring
Issues Argument
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

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