THE DARK AGES AND THE CRUSADES DISCUSSION AND ACTIlVIES
THE DARK AGES
CLASS DISCUSSION
- Make a list of all the words that come to mind when you hear the word dark.
- What do you think it means to live during a time called The Dark Ages?
- What do you think it means to be A Light after the Dark Ages?
- What is the Hebrew word for “light?” Where is this word found in the Torah?
CLASS ACTIVITIES
- Complete DarkAges activity sheet.
- Choose two p’sukim from the Torah that include the Hebrew word OHR (Light).
For each pasuk, write a paragraph explaining what OHR means in the pasuk.
Draw a picture to illustrate the meaning of the Hebrew word OHR (Light).
THE CRUSADES
CLASS DISCUSSION
- “What is a crusade?
- What were the Crusades during the Middle Ages?
- Look at a map to see the routes of the Crusades.
- What happened to the Jews during the Crusades?
- General Eisenhower named his autobiography covering his role in World War II
Crusade in Europe What do you think he meant by that?
CLASS ACTIVITIES
- Complete the Moments in History chart about the Crusades.
- Have your students imagine they are Jews living in the path of the Crusades.
Have them write a journal entry describing their imagined experiences.