U2L12 - From Crusades to New Muslim Empires

The main purpose of the Crusades was to

• convert Muslims to Christianity.

• develop a new trade route.

• gain control of Palestine.

• learn Muslim customs and traditions.

The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks what sacred Muslim event?

• the death and burial of Muhammad

• Muhammad ascending to heaven

• Muhammad ascending to heaven

• Muhammad's words being recorded in the Qur'an

Palestine first came under Muslim rule during the 7th century. Why did the Seljuk rule in the 10th century make Christians fearful?

• Christian pilgrims were not able to visit the Holy Land safely.

• The Seljuks destroyed most Christian churches.

• Muslim leaders wanted to convert Christians to Islam.

• Jews were not allowed to visit their sacred sites.

During the First Crusade, Muslims lost land to the Crusaders. Which of the following factors weakened Muslims the most?

• Mongol attacks

• lack of unity

• loss of resources

• reduced population

Which city was taken by the Christians during the First Crusade and recaptured by Muslims during the Third Crusade?

• Acre

• Edessa

• Damascus

• Jerusalem

Who led the Third Crusade?

• Four European nobles

• Richard I of England

• Salah al-Din

• • Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand

  
  

Who was Salah al-Din?

• A sultan who formed the largest Muslim empire since the Seljuks.

• A great Muslim leader during the Crusades.

• A Muslim ruler who unified Muslim groups.

• All of these

At the end of the Crusades, who had control over the Holy Land?

• Christians

• Muslims

• Jews

• Ottomans

Christians launched the Reconquista to

• recapture Jerusalem from the Muslims.

• fight against the Ottomans.

• create a trade route to Africa.

• retake the Iberian Peninsula from the Muslims.

What was one result of Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand's reign?

• All people in Spain could practice religion freely.

• Most Christians converted to Islam.

• Many Jews were forced to leave Spain.

• All of these