Medieval Europe Test #2 Practice

What religious city are people drawn to in the Holy Land?

• Rome

• Constantinople

• Jerusalem

• Athens

What are the Crusades?

• A military expedition to the Middle East

• 8 military expeditions by European Christians to capture the Holy Land

• The Seljuk Turks attack Constantinople forcing them to ask the Pope for help

• A set of sports competitions, similar to the olympics

Who participated in the Crusades?

• European Christians

• Seljuk Turks

• Vikings

• Spartans

• Arab Muslims

One cause of the Crusades was the (a)   wanted power and prestige.

What is a guild?

• A city

• A group of people with a common trade

• Another name for nobles/lords

• A group of sheep

What event led to the rise of cities?

• Persian Wars

• The fall of Constantinople

• The Crusades

• Creation of Guilds

What three religious groups wanted control of Jerusalem?

• Buddhist

• Jews

• Muslims

• Christians

• Greeks

The group of people between serfs and lords that forms in the 1000s CE is known as ____________

• guilds

• middle class

• patricians

• upper class

Europe became safer by 1000CE because church attacks became less frequent.

• True

• False

What were the major causes of the Crusades?

• The pope wanted European Christians fighting a common enemy

• Europeans wanted control of trade routes

• Seljuk Turks took over the Holy Land from Arabs

• All are correct