Unit 2 Lesson 12.4 Muslims and the Crusades

What was the impact of the Crusades on Muslims as a group?

• Muslims lost lands on the Iberian Peninsula
• Muslims did not experience any negative impact from the Crusades
• Muslims had more to gain from contact with Christians than Christians had to gain from contact with Muslims
• Muslims gained exposure to new weapons and military ideas

What did Muslim merchants gain from trade with Europe during the Crusades?

• New mosques
• New religious schools
• New military ideas
• Riches

Who founded the Ayyubid dynasty?

• A Christian king in Europe
• A Muslim merchant in Syria
• Usamah ibn-Munqidh
• Salah al-Din

What did Salah al-Din learn from his experiences during the Crusades?

• Muslims should not have standing armies
• Muslims should not cooperate with one another
• Muslims needed to defend themselves and Islam
• Muslims had nothing to learn from the Crusaders

What did Usamah ibn-Munqidh write about in his account of the Crusades?

• The Crusaders' religious beliefs
• The Crusaders' military tactics
• The Muslim experience of the Crusades
• The Muslim viewpoint of the Crusades

What did Muslims and Christians sometimes admire about one another during the Crusades?

• Their cultural practices
• Their military tactics
• Their political systems
• Their religious beliefs

What did Muslims gain from exposure to new weapons and military ideas during the Crusades?

• Nothing
• The ability to conquer new lands
• The ability to defeat the Crusaders
• The ability to build new mosques

What did Muslim merchants use their riches from trade with Europe to fund?

• New religious schools
• New military ideas
• New political systems
• New mosques

What did the Crusaders destroy in Jerusalem and other Muslim communities?

• Muslim property
• Buddhist property
• Jewish property
• Christian property

What did the Crusades bring about for Muslims politically?

• A new dynasty in Egypt
• Unity and cooperation
• Division and conflict
• A new religion in Arabia