Organize the Evidence for Thinking through Sources 10

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Source 10.1 Speech at Clermont

Source 10.2 Jewish Experience of the Crusades

Source 10.3 The Complete History

Source 10.4A The Looting of Jerusalem

Source 10.4B How Jerusalem Was Captured by Saladin

Source 10.5 The Sack of Constantinople

Source 10.6A Christian Piety and Muslim Piety

Source 10.6B The Latins in the East

The following exercises provide an opportunity to use the sources collectively to respond to a guiding question.

Guiding Question

In what ways did the motives of the Crusaders and the experience of the Crusades vary across different individuals and groups?

Instructions

Below are four topics that might find a place in organizing an essay responding to the guiding question. This exercise asks you to identify which sources would provide relevant evidence for that topic. Select the best answers for each question. Choose ALL that apply.

Click the “submit” button for each question to turn in your work.

  1. Question 10.31

    Which sources provide evidence concerning the specific religious motivations that inspired the Crusaders?
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    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 10.2: Jewish Experience of the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== C. Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== D. Source 10.4: Jerusalem and the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== E. Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== F. Source 10.6: More than Conflict
    Correct: Source 10.1: Urban speaks both of the need to aid Eastern Christians and the personal spiritual benefits to be gained by knights who went on crusade. Source 10.2: This account indicates that the Crusaders attacked Jewish communities to avenge the role of Jews in the death of Jesus. Source 10.3: This source offers no evidence concerning the religious motivations of the Crusaders, instead focusing on their physical seizure and then surrender of Jerusalem. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A reveals the seizure and plunder of Jerusalem, and Source 10.4B depicts the surrender of the city to Saladin. Neither image reveals evidence concerning the specifically religious motivations of the Crusaders. Source 10.5: While this account does include passages concerned with the sacking of Christian churches that raise questions about the sincerity of the religious convictions of Crusaders, it does not cast light on specific religious motivations that drove their actions. Source 10.6: Neither Usmah nor Fulcher touches on the religious motivations of Crusaders, although Usmah does express his admiration for a group of Christian monks.
    Incorrect: Source 10.1: Urban speaks both of the need to aid Eastern Christians and the personal spiritual benefits to be gained by knights who went on crusade. Source 10.2: This account indicates that the Crusaders attacked Jewish communities to avenge the role of Jews in the death of Jesus. Source 10.3: This source offers no evidence concerning the religious motivations of the Crusaders, instead focusing on their physical seizure and then surrender of Jerusalem. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A reveals the seizure and plunder of Jerusalem, and Source 10.4B depicts the surrender of the city to Saladin. Neither image reveals evidence concerning the specifically religious motivations of the Crusaders. Source 10.5: While this account does include passages concerned with the sacking of Christian churches that raise questions about the sincerity of the religious convictions of Crusaders, it does not cast light on specific religious motivations that drove their actions. Source 10.6: Neither Usmah nor Fulcher touches on the religious motivations of Crusaders, although Usmah does express his admiration for a group of Christian monks.

  2. Question 10.32

    Which sources provide evidence concerning the destruction and violence wrought by the Crusaders?
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    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 10.2: Jewish Experience of the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 10.4: Jerusalem and the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== E. Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== F. Source 10.6: More than Conflict
    Correct: Source 10.1: This source reveals that the religious authorities in Western Europe sanctioned and promoted military action against Muslims in order to retake the Holy Lands for Christendom. Source 10.2: This source provides evidence concerning the acts of violence committed by Crusaders against Jewish communities in Western Europe. Source 10.3: This source recounts the violent seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A depicts the plundering and killing that took place during the seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099. Source 10.5: This source recounts in detail the violent seizure and looting of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204. Source 10.6: Destruction and violence are absent from both of these accounts, which focus on life in the eastern Mediterranean after the initial conquests of the Crusaders.
    Incorrect: Source 10.1: This source reveals that the religious authorities in Western Europe sanctioned and promoted military action against Muslims in order to retake the Holy Lands for Christendom. Source 10.2: This source provides evidence concerning the acts of violence committed by Crusaders against Jewish communities in Western Europe. Source 10.3: This source recounts the violent seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A depicts the plundering and killing that took place during the seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders in 1099. Source 10.5: This source recounts in detail the violent seizure and looting of Constantinople by the Crusaders in 1204. Source 10.6: Destruction and violence are absent from both of these accounts, which focus on life in the eastern Mediterranean after the initial conquests of the Crusaders.

  3. Question 10.33

    Which sources provide evidence concerning the struggle over Jerusalem?
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    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== B. Source 10.2: Jewish Experience of the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 10.4: Images of the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== E. Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== F. Source 10.6: More than Conflict
    Correct: Source 10.1: This source offers evidence concerning the initial motivations behind the crusade to seize Jerusalem for Christendom. Source 10.3: This source recounts the seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders and its later surrender to Saladin. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A depicts the seizure of Jerusalem, and Source 10.4B depicts its surrender to Saladin. Source 10.2: This source recounts the massacre of Jews in the Europe, making no reference to Jerusalem. Source 10.5: This source focuses on the seizure of Constantinople, not Jerusalem, by the Crusaders. Source 10.6: Neither Ibn Munqidh nor Fulcher touches on the city of Jerusalem in their accounts.
    Incorrect: Source 10.1: This source offers evidence concerning the initial motivations behind the crusade to seize Jerusalem for Christendom. Source 10.3: This source recounts the seizure of Jerusalem by the Crusaders and its later surrender to Saladin. Source 10.4: Source 10.4A depicts the seizure of Jerusalem, and Source 10.4B depicts its surrender to Saladin. Source 10.2: This source recounts the massacre of Jews in the Europe, making no reference to Jerusalem. Source 10.5: This source focuses on the seizure of Constantinople, not Jerusalem, by the Crusaders. Source 10.6: Neither Ibn Munqidh nor Fulcher touches on the city of Jerusalem in their accounts.

  4. Question 10.34

    Which sources provide evidence for tolerance, appreciation, or respect across religious lines?
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    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== B. Source 10.2: Jewish Experience of the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== C. Source 10.3: Muslim Perspectives on the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== D. Source 10.4: Jerusalem and the Crusades
    ExJKRUbmSsFQHkA5L0A/ngVPDmUEiZDq0lIehMfKV3dxK3P5s3DUP2xX/5SSZ4d+kukozoxy5dk4abKVgk7WBzXOiH6A/9WGwpxvMraidMJsTNn31yVGw4yADRsGQS7Ybj33uw== E. Source 10.5: A Byzantine Perspective on the Crusades
    1eoMUwqbGSN43LoGFk2KBbM7WtI6+uSIktnd1sVdxvuj+OCzqkVsxoAwO6MNpn1bh0PLfQ1dI7y4rziHwMhGcQJm9GRWGbL2E3zjWe8M25PiQY2ik5MLBrRmXT/EXVaQeSPSNA== F. Source 10.6: More than Conflict
    Correct: Source 10.1: Urban calls for Western Christians to come to the aid of Eastern Christians. Source 10.2: The unsuccessful efforts of the bishop of Mainz to protect the Jewish community provide evidence of respect or even tolerance of their right to exist in his city. Source 10.3: Al-Athir does credit the Crusaders with keeping their word and allowing the Muslims in the Tower of David safe passage out of Jerusalem when they surrendered. Source 10.4: The Muslim ruler Saladin is presented in a positive light in Source 10.4B. Source 10.6: Usmah shows an appreciation for the piety of Christian monks, while Fulcher reveals how Western Christians assimilated into the eastern Mediterranean society. Source 10.5: No sense of cross-cultural appreciation is present in this account of the sacking of Constantinople, which highlights the desecration of Eastern Orthodox holy sites.
    Incorrect: Source 10.1: Urban calls for Western Christians to come to the aid of Eastern Christians. Source 10.2: The unsuccessful efforts of the bishop of Mainz to protect the Jewish community provide evidence of respect or even tolerance of their right to exist in his city. Source 10.3: Al-Athir does credit the Crusaders with keeping their word and allowing the Muslims in the Tower of David safe passage out of Jerusalem when they surrendered. Source 10.4: The Muslim ruler Saladin is presented in a positive light in Source 10.4B. Source 10.6: Usmah shows an appreciation for the piety of Christian monks, while Fulcher reveals how Western Christians assimilated into the eastern Mediterranean society. Source 10.5: No sense of cross-cultural appreciation is present in this account of the sacking of Constantinople, which highlights the desecration of Eastern Orthodox holy sites.