Trade Crusades Middle Ages

In exchange for limited freedoms and the ability to self-govern themselves in developing towns, peasants agreed to give their lords...

• Taxes

• Land

• Fighting Lessons

• Protection

Trade returned to Europe after the Feudal Era thanks to which of the following effects of Feudalism.

• Increased Safety

• Economic Stability

• Knights Enforcing Laws

• Serfs Tied to their Land

As the Middle Ages developed, many businesses of the same trade would band together to become more powerful. Together, they could also train apprentices to become masters at their craft, increasing skilled labor and quality of goods. These establishments were known as...

• Manors

• Franchises

• Guilds

• Caliphs

As merchants, guilds, and organized towns emerged, so did a ______ class of people who were wealthier than peasants but still not as powerful as the nobles and lords.

One of the biggest drawbacks of emerging towns in the Middle Ages was...

• Decrease in skilled labor

• Low amount of supplies

• Unsanitary conditions & pollution

• Civil Wars broke out

Which group invaded Europe and violently treated Christians sparking the response from Western Europeans known as the Crusades?

• Muslims

• Jews

• Magyars

• Vikings

Jerusalem was a holy city that was key to the origins of which of the following religions?

• Christianity

• Hinduism

• Judaism

• Islam

The Seljuk Turks, who were Muslim, posed a major threat to the ________ Empire, causing them to ask for help from the Pope, thus leading to the First Crusades.

• Holy Roman

• Egyptian

• Byzantine

• Spanish

As a result of the Crusades, trade largely increased in Europe, especially for goods from the Middle East.

• True

• False

Which of these applies to the First Crusade?

• Christians Victorious

• Muslims Victorious

• Muslims Disorganized

• Christians Defeated