Module 11 Review- Crusades, Middle Ages, Plague

What was one direct result of the Crusades?

• Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East.

• Islamic kingdoms expanded into Europe.

• Arabs and Christians divided the city of Jerusalem between them.

• Alexander the Great became a powerful leader in Eurasia.

“Come then, with all your people and give battle with all your strength, so that all this treasure shall not fall into the hands of the Turks.. . . Therefore act while there is still time lest the kingdom of the Christians shall vanish from your sight. . . . And in your coming you will find your reward in heaven. . . .”

— An excerpt of a letter sent by Emperor Alexius Comnenus of the Byzantine Empire to Pope Urban II in 1093

Identify one reason why Emperor Alexius Comnenus sent this letter to Pope Urban II in 1093.

• The Mongols threatened the Byzantine Empire, so the emperor asked the pope for weapons.

• The emperor feared that Muslim Turks were going to attack Constantinople, so he requested help from the pope.

• The Byzantine Empire was rapidly expanding and the emperor wanted to warn the pope.

• The emperor led the Turks into battle, defeated the Muslims, and asked the pope if he wanted some of the treasure.

What is the name of the key city in the Holy Land?

• Jericho

• Changen

• Bagdad

• Jerusalem

Which region of Europe did most Crusaders come from?

• Western Europe

• Southern Europe

• Syracuse

What was one of the long-term effects of the plague?

• the end of feudalism

• the end of Rome

• the beginning of the crusades

• the beginning of feudalism

Who called for the Crusades at a speech in Clermont?

• Pope Urban II

• Pope Gregory

• Emperor Alexias

• Saladin

About how long did it take for Europeans to travel to the Holy Lands for the Crusades?

• three hundred years

• three years

• two and a half weeks

• six months

Some of the positive effects of the Crusades:

• renewed interest in goods and ideas

• a new middle class emerged

• increase in trade

• all of the above

Which economic system is most closely associated with what is going on in this artwork?

• socialism

• capitalism

• manorialism

• labor shortage

Which historical setting is this artwork related(connected) to?

• Japan - Tokugawa shogunate

• India - Mughal Empire

• Western Europe - Middle Ages

• Middle East - Abbasid dynasty