7.34 (Crusades)

Western Europe is mainly which religion?

• Roman Catholic Christian

• Eastern Orthodox Christian

• Muslim

• Buddhist

Which two show why the Holy Land is so important to Christians and Muslims?

• The founder of Christianity lived and taught there.

• Muhammad was born there.

• Jesus Christ led a military conquest of the Holy Land.

• Muhammad lived there at the time of his death.

• The Ancient Israeli civilization lived there.

The region of the Middle East that is north of the Arabian Peninsula is often referred to as the...

• Home of Christianity

• Holy Land

• Silk Road

• Abrahamic Land

Which Christian pope called for a crusade against the Seljuk Turks in the Holy Land?

• Pope Francis

• Pope Gregory VII

• Pope Leo III

• Pope Urban II

Which statement is true?

• For many years, Muslim pilgrims were allowed to travel to Constantinople.

• Christians were forbidden to enter the Holy Land between 600 and 1000 CE.

• Christian Europeans widely traded goods in the Holy Land

• For hundreds of years, Christian pilgrims could travel to Jerusalem.

Which major city is located in the Holy Land, that is important to Muslims and Christians?

• Jerusalem

• Constantinople

• Cairo

• Baghdad

Southwest Asia is mainly which religion?

• Roman Catholic Christian

• Eastern Orthodox Christian

• Muslim

• Buddhist

What is a crusade?

• to travel and convert people to a religion

• the ability of the pope to kick someone out

• a law that restricts the king's power

• a religious war

Which two did the Seljuk Turks do which angered European Christians?

• They fought with the Byzantine Empire.

• They prevented Christians from entering the Holy Land.

• They conquered Jerusalem from the Christians.

• They led an invasion of France.

• They taxed merchants from China who were heading to Europe.

Which three are reasons why European knights and nobles were willing to crusade?

• They were guaranteed to go to heaven

• The Turks conquered Constantinople

• Knights were paid to fight by the pope.

• Adventure, land and wealth

• They were fiercely Christian