The Crusades

What is the term used to describe the series of holy wars to regain the holy land?

• Crusades
• Jihad
• Inquisition
• Reformation

Which city in the holy land were the Crusades trying to regain?

• Jerusalem
• Cairo
• Mecca
• Rome

How long did the Crusades last?

• 200 years
• 500 years
• 100 years
• 50 years

What was the reason for fighting in the Crusades?

• To protect Christian pilgrims traveling to the Holy Land.
• To establish trade routes with the East.
• To spread Christianity to new territories.
• To regain control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem) from Muslim forces.

When did the first Crusade start?

• 1305
• 1096
• 1200
• 1066

When did the second Crusade take place?

• 1202-1204
• 1095-1099
• 1309-1377
• 1147-1149

When did the third Crusade take place?

• 1096 to 1099
• 1189 to 1192
• 1212 to 1221
• 1347 to 1351

When did the Fourth Crusade take place?

• 1300 to 1302
• 1202 to 1204
• 1100 to 1102
• 1400 to 1404

Who was Pope Urban II?

• A military general during World War II
• A philosopher and mathematician in ancient Greece
• Head of the Catholic Church from 1088 to 1099
• A famous painter during the Renaissance

What was the result of the Crusades?

• The failure of the Christian military campaigns to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslim control.
• The successful establishment of Christian control over the Holy Land.
• The peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims in the Holy Land.
• The eradication of Islam from the Holy Land.