HMH Chapter 19 Lesson 4 Crusades

What was the MAIN purpose of the Crusades?

• to convert Muslims to Christianity

• to open trade with Middle Eastern merchants

• to discover the secrets of the ancient Egyptian civilization

• to take control of the Holy Land from the Muslim occupiers

Why did Christians undertake the Third Crusade?

• to retake Jerusalem from the Muslims

• to defend Constantinople from Muslim invasion

• to remove Muslim settlers from Eastern Europe and the Holy Land

• to control trade routes between the Mediterranean and Red Seas

Which of the following is an effect of the Crusades?

• division between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox religions

• improved relationships between Christian and Muslim religious leaders

• exchange of scientific and cultural ideas between Muslims and Europeans

• strengthening of political ties between western European kings and Byzantine emperors

What factors motivated people to join the First Crusade?

• to have sins forgiven

• to gain land or wealth

• to have an adventure

• All of these

During the Third Crusade, why does Richard I respect Saladin?

Choose all that are true.

• He was a great general and skilled king.

• He was Richard's friend.

• He was merciful and granted safe passage through his territory.

• They were brothers.

How did the Crusades affect relations between Muslims and Christians?

Choose all that are true.

• The Crusades helped with the sharing of cultural ideas, familiarity of religious beliefs, and a deeper respect for other people's culture.

• There wasn't any effect on relationships between the Muslims and the Christians.

• Crusaders stole land, destroyed villages and cities, and they were savage invaders.

• Christians and Muslims learned to hate each other and have never changed their mindset about each other.