Crusades

Who called for the First Crusade?

• Saladin

• Pope Urban II

• Gregory VII

• Richard I

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

A Christian military expedition to recover the land of Palestine from Muslim rule

• Siege

• Crusade

• Pilgrimage

• Truce

What inspired the Third Crusades?

• A disagreement between the Pope and the Monarchy.

• Egypt was a center of Muslim power.

• Saladin took control of Jerusalem.

• Expanding the Empire.

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

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

What was promised to the Crusaders in return for their service?

• their entry into the church

• entry into Heaven

• freedom from peasantry

• the right to bear arms

What effect did the Crusades have on the wealth of the Catholic church?

• increase their wealth

• decrease their wealth

• none of the above