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 326 THE HISTORY OF MEDIEVAL EUROPE EXERCISES AND READINGS The Normans in the South. Haskins, The Normans in European History, chap. VII. German Expansion to the Northeast. Fisher, Medieval Empire, vol. II, pp. 1-24. German Expansion to the Southeast. Fisher, op. cit., pp. 25-54. A Charter granted to German Colonists. Thatcher and McNeal, Source Book for Medieval History, pp. 572-73; or Ogg, Source Book of Medieval History, pp. 330-33. Pilgrimages before the Crusades. . Beazley, Dawn of Modern Geography, vol. 11, pp. 122-31. The Speech of Urban II at Clermont. Thatcher and McNeal, Source Book for Medieval History, selections 278-80 (pp. 512-21, omitting from page 514 to the middle of page 516). 1. Of the three appeals to a crusade which is the most stirring? 2. List the arguments for a crusade put forward in each selection. 3. What essential features of a crusade are not referred to in the letter of Gregory VII? Ibn Jubair's Account of his Journey through Syria. Munro and Sellery, Medieval Civilization, pp. 257-68. 1. Cite some passages to show that the writer is a Moslem. 2. Cite some passages showing prejudice against Christians. 3. What is -his estimate of Christian rule in Syria? 4. Cite some passages to illustrate the association of Moslems and Christians in daily life. 5. What two Christian ports in Syria impress the writer most and how does he compare them? Character and Results of the Crusades. Munro and Sellery, op. cit., pp. 248-56. Stories of the Crusades. Munro and Sellery, op. cit., pp. 269-76. Essays on the Crusades. Munro, Prutz, and Diehl; published by the International Quarterly. The Children's Crusade. Luchaire, Social France (translated by Krehbiel), pp. 25-28. Original Sources concerning the Crusades. Robinson, Readings in European History, vol. 1, chap. xv. Translations and Reprints of the University of Pennsylvania, vol. 1, no. 2, Urban II and the Crusaders; vol. 1, no. 4, Letters of the Crusaders; vol. in, no. 1, The Fourth Crusade. The Last Crusades in the East; Their Results (1 147-1270). , Duruy, History of the Middle Ages, chap. xx.