The Crusades

How was Jerusalem valuable to Christians, Jews, and Muslims.

• They all loved the city
• It was their capital city
• It was their Holy City
• Jesus died there

The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?

• Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
• Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
• Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
• Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity

Who was the Pope that called for the Crusades?

• Pope Urban II
• Pope Leo X
• Pope Urban I
• Pope Leo V

The Crusades were fought over the control of what "holy" city?

• Mecca
• Constantinople
• Jerusalem

The crusades were a series of wars fought between:

• Jews and Christians
• Jews and Muslims
• Christians and Muslims
• Christians and Catholics

What was the original goal of the Crusades?

• To make sure that kings no longer ruled over peasants.

• To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.

• To end Feudalism

• To open new trade routes to the East.

What was a major positive unintended effect of the Crusades?

• Religious toleration for Jews

• Economic control of North Africa

• Increased influence of the Patriarch

• Increased trade with Arab cultures

The crusaders were from which place?

• Europe

• The Middle East

• The Holy Land

Why did so many men volunteer for the Crusades?

• they were paid generously

• the Church granted forgiveness and salvation to anyone who went or died on the Crusades

• Because they were forced to go

• because they loved Asia

Roman Catholics (most Christians at the time) controlled most of what continent?

• Europe

• Asia

• Africa