Artefacts
This is an image of Jarusalem and it is one of my artefacts. Why was Jarusalem important to the 3 religions? Jarusalem was important to the three religions, Islamic, Christianity, Judaism. It was important for the Christians because it is where Jesus lived, preached and died. For the Muslims it was where the prophet Munhammed ascended to heaven. As for the Jew's it was an site where ancient temples were built by King Solomon in AD 70. Jew's also came to Jarusalem 3 times a year on special holidays.
(bibliography: https://alexandcalebcrusades.wikispaces.com/Why+Jerusalem+was+Important)
(bibliography: https://alexandcalebcrusades.wikispaces.com/Why+Jerusalem+was+Important)
This is a map of the routes Muslims and the Crusaders used. Some significant events that pushed the crusades into starting was, in 1095 November 27th. Pope Urban the second called a council full of clergy and nobles to meet at a Clermont in France called the council of Clermont. Urban called for a crusade against the Muslims. In summer 1096, armed forces gathered in Constantinople ready to embark for the first Crusade.
(bibliography:https://alexandcalebcrusades.wikispaces.com/Maps+of+the+Crusades)
(bibliography:https://alexandcalebcrusades.wikispaces.com/Maps+of+the+Crusades)
Thid is a picture of Godfrey of Bouillon and his knights on the first crusade. The artist is unknown, he/she was in Acre, it was made in Circa 1291. The time period was the First Crusade 1096-1099. The perspective was of a western man Frankish- German, the purpose was to portray of Bouillion and his knights as a strong fighting force.
(Bibliography: http://sites.dartmouth.edu/crusadememory/category/crusader-motives-and-motivation/)
(Bibliography: http://sites.dartmouth.edu/crusadememory/category/crusader-motives-and-motivation/)
Perspective is of an Islamic person. The time period was the First crusade, a Turkish man called Ibn al-Athir wrote this piece. It was made on Cicra 1199, approximately a hundred years after the siege of Jerusalem. It is about the Muslims account of the siege it was to describe the impact it had on the Muslims.
(Bibliography: F. Gabrieli, Arab historians of the crusades, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1969)
(Bibliography: F. Gabrieli, Arab historians of the crusades, Routledge and Kegan Paul, London, 1969)