15-3 Quiz

Who won the battle of Hastings?

• Charles Martel

• Harold Godwinson

• William the Conqueror

• King John

Who called for the 1st crusade?

• Pope Urban II

• Pope Innocent III

• Pope Thaddeus IV

• Pope Gregory VII

William the Conqueror took a census called

• The Magna Carta

• The Parliament

• The Domesday Book

• The Counting

Why was the First Crusade organized?

• to protect pilgrims who wanted to travel to Palestine

• to free Jerusalem from control by the Muslim Turks

• to spread Christianity throughout the Muslim empire

• to stop the English invasion of France

Why were people willing to risk their lives and sacrifice their wealth to go on a crusade?

• They were promised forgiveness for their sins.
• They were promised greater land and wealth for their participation.
• They were mostly young men eager to see the world and experience adventure.
• Economic hard times in Europe made the Crusades appealing to peasants.

How successful was the First Crusade?

• It failed because the Crusaders faced a strong opponent in Saladin.
• The crusaders never reached the Holy Land.
• The crusaders captured Jerusalem and established four crusader states in the Holy Land.
• The Muslims stopped them in Italy and sold many of them as slaves.

The Magna Carta means...

• Grand Document
• Glorious Constitution
• Great Charter
• Magnificent Constitution

The Magna Carta was signed by the King and the _________.

• Barons
• Queen
• Prince
• Commoners

The Magna Carta was signed in what year?

• 1901

• 800 B.C.

• 1066

• 1215

Where was the Magna Carta signed?

• London
• Kent
• Dover
• Runnymede

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