Quiz on the Crusades

The term 'crusade' has bled into modern vocabulary and is often used in various contexts today.

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During the time of the crusades, people commonly referred to their military campaigns as 'crusades.'

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The primary goal of the First Crusade was to assist the Byzantine Emperor in his war against the Turks.

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Crusades were only fought in the Middle East during the medieval period.

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Crusaders were promised remission of sins as a reward for participating in the crusades.

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Crusaders were easily identifiable by a cross made of cloth or branded on their skin.

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Pope Urban II initiated the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont in 1095.

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The Byzantine Empire was under threat from Turkic warlords during the 1060s to 1080s.

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The schism between the Eastern and Western churches was resolved before the First Crusade.

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Crusaders were motivated solely by religious reasons and had no interest in material gains.

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