9th Unit 5 #1: The Crusades

After the fall of the Western Roman Empire to invading barbarians, Western Europe turned to __________ for protection.

• the system of feudalism

• Islamic emperors

• the Byzantine emperors

The Eastern Roman Empire prospered after the fall of the West, and became known as

• the Islamic Caliphates

• the Byzantine Empire

• the Hellenic Empire

The Byzantine Empire prospered due to

• locations like Constantinople on water for trade

• domination of the gold-salt trade

The geographic context of this map is that the Seljuk [Seljuq] Turks

[Geographic context must include what is happening, where, and why]

• invaded the Byzantine Empire

• conquered trade routes in Africa

• invaded the Byzantine Empire to control trade routes & the Holy Land

• freed people under Byzantine control

The Crusades began because the Muslim Seljuk Turks ______________ to Jerusalem.

• allowed Christian pilgrims to access

• blocked Christians from traveling

Pope Urban II promised __________ to Christian knights who fought to take the Holy Land from the Muslims.

• money

• fame

• land

• an eternity in Heaven

When Christian knights conquered Jerusalem, they

• allowed all faiths to have access to holy sites

• executed the Muslims living in the city

When Muslim armies reconquered Jerusalem during the last Crusade, they

• welcomed all faiths to the city to live together

• massacred Christians living in the city

One effect of the Crusades is that trade

• expanded between the Middle East & Europe

• became isolated with merchants only trading with people of the same religion

European knights would join the Crusade against the Muslim Turks because the Emperor said

• 1. They would be freed from feudal service to the nobles.

• 1. The men would become landowners in Europe

• 1. The knights would go to heaven 

• 1. The warriors would command their own units