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Crusades

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The City of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
a)
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
b)
Christianity, Islam, and Judaism
c)
Judaism, Islam, and Buddhism
d)
Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity
2.

Who fought each other in the Crusades?

a)

The Romans and the Greeks

b)

The Europeans and the Arabs

c)

The Eastern and Western Roman Empires

d)

The Franks and Romans

3.

What was the result of the First Crusade?

a)

The Crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.

b)

The Crusaders were defeated and returned home.

c)

The Crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.

4.

What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?

a)

Stephen Harding

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

Saint Benedict

5.

What did the Crusaders do when they reached Constantinople during the 4th Crusade?

a)

Destroyed the city

b)

Joined the Byzantines

c)

Looted the city

d)

Destroyed the Greek Orthodox Church

6.

What Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?

a)

William the Conqueror

b)

Saladin

c)

Richard I

d)

Ibn Batuta

7.

True or False: The majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

A pilgrimage is....

a)

a journey to a sacred place

b)

the government of the Roman Catholic Church

c)

a series of actions tending towards a particular end

9.
In what Crusade, did Christians capture Jerusalem in 1099?
a)
First
b)
Second
c)
Third
d)
Fourth
10.
Why did people join in fighting in the Crusades?
a)
They thought it would help them to practice their fighting skills
b)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
c)
They would get killed if they refused to fight
d)
None of the above
11.
This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.
a)
Cairo
b)
Constantinople
c)
Paris
d)
Moscow
12.
Which Crusade, led by the Kings of Germany, France, and England did not retake Jerusalem, but did gain the right for Christian Pilgrims to visit the city?
a)
The Second 
b)
The Third
c)
The Fourth
d)
The Fifth
13.

The Crusades closed trade routes between the Muslim East and Christian West.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Not counting the Crusade of Children, how many Crusades were there?

a)

2

b)

4

c)

7

d)

9

e)

15