Crusades and Black Death

The first Crusade started when ________________________ called for all European Christians to retake the Holy Land.

• The Byzantine Emperor

• Pope Urban II

• King John

• William the Conqueror

Who went on the Crusade?

• Just knights

• Nobles and kings

• Only peasants

• People from all social classes in Europe

Many Christian Crusaders died on the journey to retake the Holy Land. What city did they capture when they got there?

• Constantinople

• Edessa

• Rome

• Jerusalem

At the end of the first Crusade, what Christian Kingdom did the Europeans create?

• Frankish

• Norman

• Byzantine

• Edessa

The 2nd Crusade started in the 1140's when Edessa in the Holy Land was conquered by the

• Byzantines

• Muslim Seljuk Turks

• Army's of William

• Germanic Tribes

Emperor Conrad of Germany and King Louis of France led the European Christians on a 2nd Crusade to retake the Kingdom of

• Edessa

• Egypt

• the Holy Roman Empire

• the Franks

The 2nd Crusade was a success for the Christians.

• True

• False

The 3rd Crusade started when the powerful Muslim leader named ________________________ conquered Jerusalem in 1187.

• Richard

• Comnenus

• Ibn Sina

• Saladin

After the Muslim Turks conquered Jerusalem in 1187, which English King decided to build an army and start a 3rd Crusade?

• William

• John

• Richard

• Henry

What was King Richard's nickname?

• The Great

• The Lionheart

• The Wise

• The Short