Medieval Europe: Crusades and the Black Plague

Why did people want to join the crusades?

• They wanted to travel and see new lands.

• They hoped to gain wealth and riches.

• They were bored of their homes and jobs.

• The Pope promised God would forgive their sins.

What was the holy city that crusaders wanted to control?

• Rome

• Makkah

• Venice

• Jerusalem

The 4th crusade attacked and looted where?

• Constantinople

• Egypt

• Rome

• monasteries

What was the goal of the crusades?

• to convert Muslims to Christianity

• to increase trade with foreign lands

• to learn about other cultures

• to conquer the holy land form Muslims

What was another name for the Black Death?

• inquisition

• bubonic plague

• great disease

• ebola virus

What was the cause of the Black Death?

• bad water

• food poisoning

• rats

• dogs

The Black Death killed about what fraction of the people in Europe?

• one fourth

• one third

• one half

• one tenth

After the Western Roman Empire ended, how did Europe change?

• trade decreased

• people no longer spoke Latin

• wars increased