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Crusades, Hundred Years' War, Joan of Arc, and Black Plague

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was the purpose of the Crusades?

a)

To take control of the holy city of Jerusalem

b)

To kill the pope

c)

to annoy the King of France

d)

To finance the Queen of England

2.

Who fought against each other during the Crusades?

a)

Muslims vs Jews

b)

Jews vs Catholics

c)

Catholics vs Christians

d)

Christians vs Muslims

3.

Which Pope called for the 1st Crusade?

a)

Innocent III

b)

Urban II

c)

Benedict IX

d)

Gregory VII

4.
The first Crusade got started when the Seljuk Turks did what?
a)
Prevented Christians from entering Jerusalem
b)
Attacked the Catholic city of Rome
c)
burnt down the city of Jerusalem
d)
Capture the city of Constantinople
5.
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
6.
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 rich
c)
They thought it would help them to get into heaven
d)
All of the above
7.
True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.
a)
True
b)
False
8.

Which two countries fought for the throne in the Hundred Years war?

a)

England vs Spain

b)

England vs France

c)

France vs Germany

d)

Germany vs Spain

9.
Who won the Hundred Years' War?
a)
England
b)
France
c)
Italy
d)
China
10.

What English weapon played a major part in their early victories?

a)

Catapult

b)

Sword

c)

Longbow

d)

Fish and Chips

11.

Who was Joan of Arc?

a)

A French peasant girl who led the army to victory

b)

An explorer who had a monkey named Boots

c)

A female English knight

d)

The Queen of France

12.
Why did Joan of Arc want to fight in the Hundred Years' War?
a)
Her father told her to
b)
She believed that religious visions were urging her to fight against the English
13.

How did Joan of Arc die?

a)

She was shot by an arrow

b)

She was poisoned by her own men

c)

She was crushed by her horse

d)

She was burned at the stake

14.

Which disease killed millions in Europe, Asia, and Africa during the mid- 1300s?

a)

Small Pox

b)

Bubonic Plague (Black Death)

c)

Influenza

d)

Yellow Fever

15.
How did the Bubonic Plague spread?
a)
Bad water
b)
Rats
c)
Looking at people
d)
Fleas on the Rats
16.
How did the plague increase the power of the common people?
a)
Sick people moved into the castles
b)
Lords were more likely to die from it
c)
It created a shortage of workers
17.
Which one of these is NOT a way the plague was spread
a)
Chickens
b)
Rats
c)
Fleas
d)
Ships 
18.
Where did the Black Death technically start?
a)
Asia
b)
Northern Europe 
c)
Australia 
d)
Northern Africa
19.
What was the primary religion of Europeans when the plague struck?
a)
Roman Catholic
b)
Protestant
c)
Jewish
d)
both a & b
20.
What job did this person have?
a)
Farmer
b)
Bishop
c)
Pope
d)
Doctor
21.
So many people were dying so quickly, that dead bodies were...
a)
Thrown into massive pits
b)
All burned 
c)
Sent to far away lands
d)
Thrown into the oceans 
22.

The Black Plague was thought to be brought to Western Europe through the —

a)

trade routes

b)

Crusades

c)

Mongol invasions

d)

Viking raids

23.

Because of the Black Death —

a)

people entered into feudal agreements for protection.

b)

Africa became the most powerful continent.

c)

people lost faith in the Church.

d)

all monarchs of Europe and Asia died.