The Crusades to New Muslim Empires

What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?

• The Byzantine emperor asked for help.
• The Seljuk Turks sent ships to attack Rome.
• Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
• Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman emperor.

What was the overall purpose of Christians in the Crusades?

• to gain control of Jerusalem
  
• to open a trade route to China
  
• to learn about Muslim innovations
• to capture Palestine from the Jews

Why was Jerusalem considered holy to Muslims?

• They pray toward the city.
• Gabriel instructed them to honor it.
• Muhammad was take there in his Night Journey.
• It was the headquarters of the empire.

How did Sal-al-Din change conditions in the Middle East?

• He killed Richard I of England.
• He adopted a new policy of peace.
• He re-conquered most of Palestine
• He converted many Turks to Islam.

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain used the Inquisition against Muslims and Jews who had become Christian. What were they accused of doing?

• mixing with true believers
• refusing to go on Crusade
• supporting the wrong pope
• practicing their old religion

How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger?

• by taking nobles away to fight
• by decreasing the use of money
• by creating professional soldiers
• by weakening trust in the Church

What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista?

• their armed forces
• their land in Spain
• their political unity
• their merchant wealth

What statement describes the effect of the Crusades on the Jews?

• Many of them tried to escape to Palestine.
• They were persecuted throughout Europe.
• They joined Christians to fight the Muslims.
• Their numbers grew as Christians converted.

At the end of the Crusades, who had control of the Holy Land?

• Christians
• Muslims
• Jews
• Mongols

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks what sacred Muslim event?

• the death and burial of Muhammad
• Muhammad ascending to heaven
• the signing of a peace treaty to end the Crusades
• Muhammad's words being recorded in the Qur'an