The Crusades/Black Death

Which of these groups were not involved in the crusades in any way?

• The Ming dynasty

• the Holy Roman Empire

• The Byzantine Empire

• The Ottoman Empire

Why were people buried outside of towns after they died from the black death?

• they would become zombies

• tradition stated people were to be buried away from the city

• to stop the spreading of the plague

• they were seen as unholy, therefore not worthy to be buried in holy cemetaries

Which of the following would NOT be considered a major reason for the spread of the black death?

• trade

• Yersinia Pestis

• peasants moving to rural areas

• Poor Sanitation

The Black Death was NOT

• the plague

• Yersinia Pestis

• a pandemic

• an epidemic

According to Michael Platienis, who or what brought the plague to Catania?

• rats carrying fleas

• Yersinia Pestis

• refugees leaving Messina

• trade ships from the East

Which is NOT a Holy Site?

• The Wailing Wall

• Jerusalem

• The Dome of the Rock

• Florence

The LAST religion to control Jerusalem before the Crusades was

• Islam

• Christianity

• Judaism

• Armenian

Which of these was not a reason for the Christian Crusades

• Ottoman advancements in architecture and science

• the fall of Constantinople

• Council of Clermont

• The spread of Islam into the southern parts of Europe

As a result of fighting in the Crusades a person would be rewarded with

• a spot in Heaven

• 30 acres of land for a farm

• your weight in gold

• a seat at the Council of Clermont

As a result of the Crusades,

• the Catholic Church gained power

• the Ottoman Empire shrunk to half its size

• the Catholic Church lost control of Italy

• the protestant church gained power in Europe