Unit 5: Crusades, Mongols, Black Death

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The Crusades can best be defined as

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a series of religious wars fought between Muslims and Christians for control of Jerusalem

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The dates for the Crusades are approximately

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1100-1300

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The Mongols were

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a semi nomadic group that created a huge Eurasian empire

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The dates that best characterize the Mongols would be

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1200s-1300s

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The Black Death or Bubonic Plague can best be described as

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a disease that spread on fleas and rats that became one of the most destructive pandemics in history

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Which dates best characterize the Black Death that hit western Europe?

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1300s

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Order the events: Crusades, Black Death, Mongols

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Crusades, Mongols, Black Death

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Which enduring issue applies most to the Crusades, the Mongols, and the Black Death?

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Cultural diffusion (impacts of interconnectedness)

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

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Islam, Christianity, and Judaism

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What was the original goal of the Crusades?

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To recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.