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WorksheetsThe Crusades
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 4mins
What are the three major monotheistic religions?
Islam, Judaism and Christianity
Hinduism, Buddhism and Islam
Christianity, Islam and Buddhism
Buddhism, Christianity and Islam
Identify the city that is sacred to Jews, Muslims and Christians.
Rome
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Mecca
Jerusalem is sacred to which religious group because this is where Muhammad ascended into heaven and met Allah?
Hindus
Christians
Jews
Muslims
According to this religious group God gave Abraham Jerusalem as a gift.
Buddhists
Muslims
Jews
Hindus
Which group gained control of the Holy Land by 1095 A.D?
Crusaders
Seljuk Turks
Mongols
Byzantines
The Seljuk Turks had gained control of the Holy Land (Jerusalem) and were threatening to invade which predominantly Christian city in the east?
Alexandria
Constantinople
Jerusalem
Antioch
Identify the eastern emperor who pleaded for help from western Christians when the Seljuk Turks were threatening to invade Constantinople?
Alexius I
Constantine
Nero
Licinius
Which pope called for a crusade to liberate the Holy Lands?
Pope John Paull
Pope Urban I
Pope Francis
Pope Urban II
At which council did Pope Urban II make the plea for European knights to take up arms and liberate the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks?
Council of Chalcedon
Council of Constantinople
Council of Rome
Council of Clermont
What did Pope Urban II promise to those Christians who fought to liberate the Holy Land?
Pope Urban II promised forgiveness of sins
Pope Urban II promised the Crusaders that they would get to heaven if they fought
Pope Urban II promised forgiveness of sins and direct entry to heaven
Pope Urban II promised he would take care of the families of the Crusaders
What does 'Deus Vult' mean?
God loves you
God wills it
God condemns you
God likes you
What were the Crusades?
A series of 8 military expeditions to liberate the Holy Land from Seljuk Turks
A series of 8 military expeditions to liberate the Holy Land from Jews
A series of 8 military expeditions to liberate the Holy Land from Hindus
A series of 8 military expeditions to liberate the Holy Land from Christians
When did the First Crusade begin?
1205 A.D.
1094 A.D.
2022 A.D.
1096 A.D.
The Crusaders managed to take back control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks. What did the Crusaders do with the Holy Land after their victory?
The Crusaders carved the Holy Land up into 3 states
The Crusaders carved up the Holy Land into 2 states
The Crusaders carved up the Holy Land into 4 states
The Crusaders carved up the Holy Land into 5 states
The Muslims took back control of the Holy Land during the Second Crusade. Who led the Muslim army in the Second Crusade?
Saladin
King Richard the Lionheart
Muhammad
Pope Urban II
The Third Crusade was led by King Richard the Lionheart, Phillip II of France and the Holy Roman Emperor, Frederick I of Germany. What was the Third Crusade also called?
The Emperors' Crusade
The Royal Crusade
The Magisterial Crusade
The Kings Crusade
While the Crusaders were unsuccessful in their attempts to recapture Jerusalem they did conquer a city close to the Holy Land, what was it?
Constantinople
Damascus
Acre
Mecca
What was the outcome of the Third Crusade?
The Crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem
The Crusaders conquered the city of Acre
The Crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem but did conquer the city of Acre
The Crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem, but they conquered the city of Acre and Saladin permitted Christian pilgrims entry to the Holy Land
Which pope initiated the Fourth Crusade?
Pope Leo III
Pope Innocent III
Pope Urban II
Pope Francis
Which Christian city did the Crusaders attack during the Fourth Crusade?
Rome
Jerusalem
Constantinople
Antioch
An unfortunate consequence of the Fourth Crusade permanently damaged the relationship between which two churches?
Roman Catholic and Episcopalian
Orthodox and Roman Catholic
Episcopalian and Orthodox
Methodist and Roman Catholic
List three consequences of the Crusades.
