Unit 9.5 & 9.7 REVIEW

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

• The Eastern and Western Roman Empires
• The Romans and the Greeks
• The Europeans and the Egyptians
• Christians and Muslims

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

• They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
• The Pope promised them a lot of money

• They thought it would help them to get into heaven
• All of the above

What was the result of the First Crusade?

• The Crusaders were defeated and returned home
• The Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem
• The Crusaders got greedy and attacked Constantinople
• The Crusaders never made it to the Holy Land

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

• The Bishop of Constantinople
• Stephen Harding
• The Pope
• Saint Benedict

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

• The lower class fought for their right against the Catholic Church to choose their religion.

• They attempted to expand the English Empire

• They were designed to take back control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.

• They sought to convert the entire world to Christianity.

The purpose of Pope Urban II's Council of Clermont speech was to

• Encourage Catholics to fight against the Eastern Orthodox Church

• Motivate all Christians to unite together in order to fight the Muslims and regain the Holy Land

• Motivate Christians to take over the city of Constantinople in order to control trade

• Unite Christians and Muslims to set aside their differences and to co-exist peacefully

What was life like for the majority (most) of the people that lived in the Middle Ages under the feudal system?

• they lived in nice castles
• they were soldiers who fought invaders
• they wore fancy clothes and went to parties
• they worked hard as peasant farmers

Which of these best defines feudalism?

• A political and economic arrangement in which a lord provides protection in exchange for loyalty and service.
• A hierarchy designed to ensure only kings are protected.
• A system of exchange where laborers work for wages in the form of money.
• A social order with kings at the top and knights at the bottom.

Feudalism is a political and economic system. In the Middle Ages, it worked because it provided something that people needed. What did people need?

• Freedom
• Protection
• Rights
• Education

Who worked the land and was often treated unfairly under the feudal system?

• knight

• king

• serf

• lord