Chapter 10 section 2 The Crusades

Why were the Crusades fought?

• to bring the eastern bishops back unter the pope's control

• to protect European territory from invading Muslims

• unite the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church

• to gain control of Palestine, the Holy Land

During the Crusades Christians fought against

• Muslims

• Germans

• the Byzantine Empire

• Orthodox Christians

What was the outcome of the Crusades?

• The Holy Land came under Christian control

• The Holy Land remained under Muslim control

• The Holy Land was destroyed and abandoned

• The Holy Land was divided by the two sides

Which of the following happened first?

• Peasant Crusaders attacked Jews in Germany

• Saladin successfully defended Jerusalem against Richard III

• Crusaders attacked Constantinople

• Pope Urban II called on Christians to fight the Muslim Turks

The Byzantine emperor asked the pope for help because

• Muslim Turks threatened Constantinople

• tension between Christians and Jews was growing

• Muslim Turks captured Jerusalem

• Pope Urban II called on Christians to fight the Muslim Turks

One reason Christian Crusaders lost the Holy Land was that

• they didn't have the support of the Eastern Orthodox Church

• they didn't understand the reason for the conflict

• they lacked support from kings and nobles

• they traveled huge distances to the battles

Which of the following occurred as a result of the Crusades?

• Contact between Jews, Christians and Muslims was peaceful

• Feudalism spread to Asia and Northern Africa

• Trade between Europe and Asia increased

• Kings became less powerful

After the Crusades, the Byzantines distrusted western Christians because

• the Christians had attacked Jews

• the Turks attacked the Byzantine Empire

• the Crusaders sacked Constantinople

• Pope Urban II did not send them help