The Crusades

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

• Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam

• Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism

• Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

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

• Stephen Harding

• Pope Urban II

• Saint Benedict

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 is the actual name for the Black Plague

• Rodent Plague
• Black Misery 
• My life is over Plague
• Bubonic Plague

The Crusades were a series of holy wars between...

• Scientists & Historians

• Serfs & Dukes

• Vikings & the English

• Christians & Muslims

The Byzantine Emperor Alexius I Comnenus needed help defending against the

• Song Dynasty

• Seljuk Turks

• Fatimids

• feudal lords of Europe

What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?

• to gain control of Jerusalem
• to open a trade route to China
• to learn about Muslim innovations
• to capture the holy land from the Jews

It was a relatively easy journey for the Crusaders to reach the Holy Land.

• True

• False

Who answered Pope Urban II's call to fight?

• Merchants and Clergy

• Knights and Clergy

• Knights and Peasants

• Clergy and Lords