The Crusades

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was a main goal of the Crusades?

• to recover Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks 

• to spread Christianity throughout Europe, Asia, and Africa 

• to improve trade among Europe, Asia, and Africa 

• to force the Byzantines to become Catholics 

Open Ended

In your own words, in a minimum of three sentences, answer the following prompt:

Imagine you are a lowly peasant in England. The knight you serve has decided to join the Christian Crusade to capture the city of Jerusalem from the Muslims, and you have decided to join him. What would your reason be for joining the and why?

Pick one reason for why people joined the Crusade and try to apply them to yourself in this scenario.

If you are a peasant going for economic gain, why would that be important to you? What does your peasant life look like that economic gain would change?

If you are going for religious reasons, what do you hope to gain? Why is this important to you as a peasant?

Multiple Choice

Overall, the Crusades from 1095 to 1291 were considered

• a success for Christians because they repelled the Muslim invasion of Europe.

• a success for Muslims because they were able to capture the Iberian Peninsula.

• a failure for Christians because they failed to recapture and retain control of the Holy Land.

• a failure for Muslims because they were pushed back to a small region of the Arabian Peninsula.

Multiple Choice

What was one negative effect of the Crusades that has continued to the present?

• Christian control of the Holy Land

• a weakening of the feudal nobility

• hostility between Muslims and Christians

• strengthening of papal authority