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The Crusades

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the correct definition of a Crusader?

a)

Someone who wanted a fight against another country

b)

someone who travelled to Jerusalem

to win the city for their religion.

c)

someone who wanted to take over a country which was not

their own.

d)

Someone who went to war for their country

2.

Where did they Crusade to?

a)

Mecca

b)

Mount Sinai

c)

Holy place

d)

Jerusalem

3.

When did the First Crusade take place?

a)

1096

b)

1095

c)

1204

d)

1099

4.

What year did the Children's Crusade take place?

a)

1212

b)

1218

c)

1210

d)

1240

5.

Who was the leader of the Children's Crusade?

a)

Saladin the Great

b)

Nicolas

c)

Richard the Lionheart

d)

Stephen de Cloyes

6.

What miracle did the child crusaders expect?

a)

God would dry up the waters so that he could walk across to Jerusalem.

b)

They could be able to quickly get to Jerusalem on foot.

c)

God would send them to Jerusalem

7.

Which pope first encouraged people to go on crusade?

a)

Pius VII

b)

Pope Urban XVI

c)

Pope Urban II

d)

Pope Innocent

8.

What was King Richard also known as?

a)

The tiger

b)

The lionheart

c)

The Great

d)

The lion

9.

What was Saladin also known as?

a)

The best

b)

The merciful

c)

The lionheart

d)

The peace

10.

What is the correct definition for an invader?

a)

Someone who wanted to travel to another country

b)

someone who travelled to Jerusalem

to win the city for their religion.

c)

someone who wanted to take over a country which was not

their own.

11.
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
12.
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
13.
True of False: the majority of the Crusades were very successful in capturing the Holy Land.
a)
True
b)
False
14.
The crusades were wars between Christians and 
a)
Hindus
b)
Buddhists
c)
Muslims
d)
Catholics
15.
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