Crusades Test

What is a Crusade?

• A soldier

• A holy war

• A citizen of Constantinople

• A group of clergy

By the end of the 11th century, western europe has emerged as a significant power, BUT still lagged behing which two empires?

• The roman empire and the ottoman empire

• The ottoman empire and the british empire

• The Byzantine empire and the islamic empire

• The islamic empire and the roman empire

Which groupinvaded the Byzantine Empire in the 1050's?

• Western Christians

• North Africans

• The Franks

• Seljuk Turks

How did the conflict in the Byzantine Empire affect Christians in the West?

• Merchants in the West couldn't trade their goods

• Christian Pilgrims couldn't travel to the holy lands

• Church services temporarily stopped

• You could no longer buy an Indulgence

Which Byzantine Emperor asked Pope Urban ll for military aid to fight the Muslim Turks?

• Justinian

• Alexius lV

• Constantine

• Alexius l

What event marked the beginning of the Crusades?

• The Council of Clermont

• The death of Emperor Alexius lV

• The fall of Grenada

• The fallof Constantinople

What year did the first Crusade begin?

• 476 AD

• 1096 CE

• 1492 CE

• 700 CE

European Christians feared that Muslims would take control of what Byzantine city?

• Adrianople

• Nicea

• Constantinople

• Antioch

What did Christian crusaders want to control?

• The Holy Land

• The land of the former Roman Empire

• Rome

• The Iberian Penninsula

What is an indulgence?

• A virtuos Act

• Forgiveness from sins

• A tax paid to the Church

• A donation made to the Church