THE CRUSADES - Test your knowledge

Rank the Crusades from MOST successful to LEAST successful.

• 1st Crusade

• 4th Crusade

• 2nd Crusade

• 3rd Crusade

EXPLAIN: Provide a brief explanation of your ranking:

Match the CAUSE to the correct Crusade.

The capture of Edessa by the Turks led to a call for a new Crusade to retake it

• 1ST CRUSADE

• 3RD CRUSADE

• 4TH CRUSADE

• 2ND CRUSADE

Match the CAUSE to the correct Crusade.

Pope Urban II called for Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks.

• 1ST CRUSADE

• 3RD CRUSADE

• 4TH CRUSADE

• 2ND CRUSADE

Match the CAUSE to the correct Crusade.

Pope Innocent III urged for another Crusade and got French knights to join

• 1ST CRUSADE

• 3RD CRUSADE

• 4TH CRUSADE

• 2ND CRUSADE

Match the CAUSE to the correct Crusade.

Saladin's capture of Jerusalem led Christian leaders to launch a Crusade to regain it

• 1ST CRUSADE

• 3RD CRUSADE

• 4TH CRUSADE

• 2ND CRUSADE

Match each EFFECT to the correct Crusade.

• 1ST CRUSADE

• Due to divided Muslim forces, Crusaders recaptured Jerusalem and established four Christian states in the Holy Land

• 2ND CRUSADE

• Tensions and divisions between Christian forces led to defeat, as Muslim power continued to grow

• 3RD CRUSADE

• The Byzantine capital of Constantinople was attacked, which deepened the divide between Catholic and Orthodox churches

• 4TH CRUSADE

• A peace treaty allowed Christians to visit Jerusalem, but it remained under Muslim Control

Two important factors that allowed Crusaders to win the 1st Crusade were:

Who had the authority to start each Crusade, and what does this suggest about who held power in Europe at the time?

Disagreements among Christian groups impacted the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Crusades by: