Summerhill School - Social Studies Department History Sixth Grade
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BLACK DEATH AND THE CRUSADES IN THE MIDDLE AGE.
Pointing the SILK ROUTE with blue and red into the sketch map
The Crusades
The Crusades were a series of wars during the
Middle Ages where the Christians of Europe tried
to retake control of Jerusalem and the Holy Land
from the Muslims.
Why did they want to control
Jerusalem? Jerusalem was important to a
number of religions during the Middle Ages. It
was important to Jewish people as it was the site
of the original temple to God built by King
Solomon. It was important to the Muslims
because it was where they believe Muhammad
ascended to heaven. It was important to
Christians as it is where Christ was crucified and
rose again.
Who fought in the Crusades? The Crusades were
between the armies of Europe, mostly the Holy
Roman Empire, and the Arabs that had control of
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Jerusalem. In the first Crusade Europe battled the
Seljuk Turks. There were around 30,000 soldiers
from Europe in the first Crusade, they were made
up of Knights, peasants, and other commoners.
Some saw the army as a way to get rich and try
out their fighting skills, while others saw it as a
way into heaven.
Interesting Facts about the Crusades
 "Deus vult!", meaning "God wills it"
was the battle cry of the Crusaders.
It came from a speech the Pope gave
while gathering support for the First
Crusade.
 The symbol of the Crusaders was a
red cross. Soldiers wore it on their
clothing and armor. It was also used
on flags and banners.
  Between the second and the third defend Christendom. These were
Crusades, the Teutonic Knights and famous groups of Holy Knights.
the Templars were formed to help
Activities

1. Make a key word list with unknoledege words and synonyms to describe them.
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2. Complete the summarize with most important historical facts during Crusades.

During ______________ Europe was triying to ____________________ because considered this

place a ______________________City. To other beliefs ____________________was so important
too, for example to Jewihs the city represent the home of ________________while to the
Muslims, they considered this place _____________because they believed
_______________ascended to heaven there.

The first crusade`s batle was against __________________and arround _______________soldiers

fought there like a way to get __________________. The symbol of this war was ______________.

3. Put colors in crusade Warrior acording to the text.

Read the folloing text and anser the questions below

The Black Death Plague
The Black Death is the name for a terrible disease
that spread throughout Europe from 1347 to
1350. There was no cure for the disease and it
was highly contagious.
How did it start? The plague likely started in Asia
and traveled westward along the Silk Road. The
disease was carried by fleas that lived on rats.
Historians think that black rats living on European
merchant ships caught the disease, eventually
bringing it to Europe.
How bad was it? It's hard to imagine how scary
life was in the Middle Ages during the Black
Death. By the time the disease ran its course, it
had killed at least one third of the people in
Europe and probably more. In Paris, France it's
estimated that around 800 people died a day.
There were so many dead that they couldn't bury
them. They had to carry them to massive pits.
The Bubonic Plague. Today we call this disease
the bubonic plague. Very few people get the
disease today and most of those that do recover
fine. When people got the disease in the Middle
Ages, they almost always died. People would get
really sick including black and blue blotches all
over their body.
Facts about the Black Death
 Many people thought that the Black
Death was punishment from God.
 It is estimated that somewhere between
75 million and 200 million people died of
the plague.
 Some scientists think it was a bacteria
called Yersinia pestis that caused the
disease.
 The plague was not called the Black
Death until many years later. Some think
it was called this because of how the skin
turned dark at the late stages of the
disease, but it was more likely called
"Black" to reflect the dark and horrible
time in history.
 Some people thought that pockets of
bad air released by earthquakes caused
the plague. Others went so far as to
blame Jewish people for bringing the
plague to kill Christians.
 The epidemic returned to Europe several
times, but wasn't as bad as the Black
Death period.

READING CHECK

1.What was the black death?

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2. How it start to sread in Europe?
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3. Why was the plague so terrible at that time?
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4. How is this disease recognized?
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Mention 2 historical facts that you considered very important
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Match the actions with the sentences

1. fleas and rats _______ A. Dark period of history.The castle and
2. Bubonic _______ small villages around it.
3. Black _______ B. Most of people know as pestis.
C. Origin of infection .

VOCABULARY CHECK

Re- write the statements with underline words using your own words

7. The Black Death is the name for a terrible disease that spread throughout Europe from 1347 to 1350.

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8. Historians think that black rats living on European merchant ships caught the disease, eventually
bringing it to Europe.
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9. . In Paris, France it's estimated that around 800 people died a day.
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10. Some people thought that pockets of bad air released by earthquakes caused the plague.
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