Crusades

Who were the 2 sides who were fighting against each other in the Crusades?

• Christians and Muslims

• Jews and Germans

• Japanese and Americans

• Romans and Huns

Christians and Muslims wanted to control what was "Holy Land" to both religions.

• True

• False

Jersusalem and the area surrounding it is considered to be a "Holy Land" to Christians because Jesus taught and performed miracles in that area, and because much of the history in the Old Testament of the Bible happened in that area.

• True

• False

Only about 1 out of every 4 Knights from Europe, 12,000, reached Jerusalem after the long journey to get there to fight in the Crusades. 

• True

• False

What was NOT a reason the Christians wanted to travel thousands of miles to fight in the Crusades?

• they hated Muslims

• they didn't like Muslims having control of the holy lands

• they wanted to control the holy lands

• they wanted unlimited access to the hold lands

In what Year did the Crusaders capture Jerusalem? 

• 1099

• 1492

• 1776

• 1941

The Muslims never took back control of the Holy Lands from the Christians.

• True

• False

The Christian Crusaders won a narrow strip of land in their 1st Crusade that stretched about 650 miles, and controlled much of that land for almost 100 years before the Muslims took back control of the Holy Lands.

• True

• False

Some of the radical Muslims' hatred of Christians today goes back to the Crusades.

• True

• False

Some of the Holy Lands are controlled today by the Jews, while some are controlled by Muslims.

• True

• False