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WorksheetsPopes and Kings / Crusades
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 50mins
Name two of the pope’s responsibilities as leader of the Christian Church.
(a)
Why do you think people feared the pope’s ability to excommunicate them?
(a)
What event caused a permanent split in the church?
(a)
How did Pope Gregory respond to Henry IV’s attempt to remove him from power?
(a)
excommunicate
their power was inherited from their fathers
powerful spiritual leaders
to cast out from the church
Pope Gregory VII
Holy Roman Emperor in 1073
excommunicated Emperor Henry IV
state that existed with the pope’s approval
Henry IV
Holy Roman Emperor in 1073
their power was inherited from their fathers
excommunicated Emperor Henry IV
Roman Catholic Church
. powerful spiritual leaders
. state that existed with the pope’s approval
led by a pope
kings
their power was inherited from their fathers
powerful spiritual leaders
state that existed with the pope’s approval
Holy Roman Empire
to cast out from the church
state that existed with the pope’s approval
led by a pope
popes
powerful spiritual leaders
to cast out from the church
state that existed with the pope’s approval
After a disagreement over who could select bishops, _________ was excommunicated from the church
Henry IV
Pope Gregory VII
People feared being ________ because they would not go to heaven when they died.
evicted
excommunicated
Because the _______ was seen as God’s representative, it was his duty to decide what the church would teach.
pope
king
The _________ , ruled by an emperor, got its name because the pope approved of it.
Roman Catholic Church
Holy Roman Empire
Why did Christians call Palestine the “Holy Land”?
(a)
What happened to the peasant Crusaders?
(a)
How did the Crusades affect relations between Europe and Asia?
(a)
______________ agreed to help the Byzantines who were attacked by Muslim Turks in the Holy Land.
Palestine
Pope Urban II
Saladin
The leader of the Muslim forces who was respected for his kindness toward fallen enemies was ___________.
Palestine
Pope Urban II
Saladin
The _________ were a long series of wars between Christians and Muslims in Southwest Asia.
Crusades
Holy Land
King Richard I
Though the rulers of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire led armies during the Third Crusade, only __________ of England stayed in the Holy Land to fight
Holy Land
King Richard I
Muslims
The goal of the Crusades was to take the control of ____________ away from the Muslim Turks.
Palestine
Pope Urban II
Saladin
The English leader __________ returned home with Jerusalem still in Muslim hands.
Holy Land
King Richard I
Muslims
Following the Crusades, tension between Christians and Jews and _________ grew.
Holy Land
King Richard I
Muslims
