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Late Middle Ages-Crusades, Accomplishments, & The Black Death

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 30mins

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Class
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1.

The Byzantine emperor Alexius I asked Pope Urban II to begin a crusade in order to:

a)

convert people to Christianity

b)

drive the Turkish Muslims out of Christian lands and Jerusalem

c)

reconquer Spain for the empire

d)

learn more about other religions and cultures

2.

What was one goal that was NOT accomplished during the Crusades?

a)

New trades routes and markets opened throughout the Mediterranean

b)

The Catholic church became more powerful

c)

More Europeans began to explore the world

d)

The Holy Land-Jerusalem was not conquered.

3.

Answer True or False: There were many Crusades in a span of 300 years.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

The "Inquisition" was a church supported trial for people accused of violating church rules during this crusade:

a)

The Rennaisance

b)

The Reconquista

c)

The Holy Wars

d)

The 100 Year War

5.

During the Middle Ages, new knowledge grew in classical Greek subjects like:

a)

Science and Mathematics

b)

Military studies

c)

The Crusades

d)

Christianity

6.

During this period, architecture and art also developed such as:

a)

Conversions to Christianity

b)

Traveling to distant lands

c)

Paintings and Tapestries

d)

Roman artifacts

7.

The preserving and spreading of knowledge by Byzantine scholars helped to start:

a)

The Renaissance

b)

The Crusades

c)

The Reconquista

d)

The Black Death

8.

The Black Death had a major economic impact in Europe because:

a)

People were selling medicines that didn't cure

b)

The deaths of people caused shortages and higher prices

c)

Most Europeans moved away to avoid infection

d)

It started wars and crusades

9.

The Black Death also caused divisions in the Catholic church. Reformers began to advocate:

a)

For another Crusade to begin

b)

For more science and mathematics instruction

c)

For more Muslims to participate in church

d)

That the Pope be elected and rule from Rome

10.

The Hundred Years' War (1337-1453) was a long conflict between England and:

a)

Italy

b)

Spain

c)

France

d)

Germany