The Crusades

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

• The Eastern and Western Roman Empires

• The Romans and the Greeks

• The Europeans and the Egyptians

• The Europeans and the Arabs

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

• Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
• Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
• Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
• Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity

Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?

• They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
• They thought it would help them to get rich
• They thought it would help them to get into heaven
• All of the above

True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.

• True
• False

What was the most important result of the Crusades?

• The Crusades resulted in many new religions to emerge.

• The Crusades resulted in the Holy Roman Empire's permanent possession of Jerusalem.

• The Crusades caused the Holy Roman Empire to isolate themselves from the rest of the world.

• The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.

What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?

• political

• economic

• social

• spiritual

Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?

• Christians believed it was the holiest site.

• Control of Jerusalem meant power.

• It was the location of the highest populations of Christians.

• It was the center of the Catholic Church.

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 called for the First Crusade?

• Saladin

• Pope Urban II

• Gregory VII

• Richard I

How did Pope Urban II influence the First Crusade?

• He betrayed the Byzantine Empire by working with the Turks to seize control of Jerusalem.

• He led the Byzantine Empire into battle against the Turks to regain Jerusalem.

• He successfully urged the council to undertake a Crusade to rescue the Holy Land.

• He was the first pope to become a king and invade Jerusalem.