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Crusades PBA

Total questions: 29

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What two religions fought each other during the crusades?

a)

Christianity

b)

Islam

c)

Hindu

d)

Judaism

2.

What were the Crusades?

a)

Christian warriors tried to retake the holy lands from Muslims

b)

Muslim warriors tried to retake the holy lands from Christians

c)

Christian warriors tried to retake the holy lands from Jews

d)

Christian warriors tried to retake the holy lands from Hindus

3.

Where is the Holy Land?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Alexandria

c)

Cairo

d)

Constantinople

4.

Why is the holy land sacred to Christians and Muslims?

a)

Because of its connections to Jesus and Muhammad

b)

Because of its connections to Buddha

c)

Because of its connections to Moses

d)

Because of its connections to Shintoism

5.

What city is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims?

a)

Jerusalem

b)

Cairo

c)

Athens

d)

Rome

6.

What did many Christians believe would happen if they fought in the crusades?

a)

Their sins would be forgiven

b)

They would become rich

c)

Their families would be safe

d)

They could move and start a new life

7.

What happened to the population of Europe by the 11th century?

a)

It grew substantially

b)

It shrank substantially

c)

It stayed the same

d)

Nobody knows

8.

What was the religion of the Byzantine Empire?

a)

Christianity

b)

Judaism

c)

Islam

d)

Hindu

9.

What religion were the Turks?

a)

Christians

b)

Muslims

c)

Jews

d)

Hindus

10.

How were the Muslim Turks different than the Arab Muslims?

a)

The Turks persecuted Christians and did not allow them into Jerusalem

b)

The Turks protected Christians and allowed them into Jerusalem

c)

The Turks had a good relationship with the Pope

d)

The Turks opened up Jerusalem to trade with Europe

11.

What Pope began the Crusades?

a)

Pope Urban II

b)

Pope Benedict

c)

Pope John Paul

d)

Pope Paul V

12.

When was the first crusade?

a)

1096

b)

1196

c)

1050

d)

1112

13.

After the first Crusades, what did Christians do when they entered the city of Jerusalem?

a)

They forgave the population and led a prayer

b)

They forced the Muslims to convert to Christianity

c)

They massacred the men, women, and children in the city

d)

They kicked all the Muslims out

14.

Who were the two European leaders of the 2nd crusade?

a)

Emperor Conrad III of Germany

b)

Pope Urban II

c)

King Louis VII of France

d)

King Richard the Lion Heart

15.

Who became the new leader of the Muslims?

a)

Saladin

b)

Mohamed

c)

Abu Bakr

d)

Uthman ibn Affan

16.

Who captured Jerusalem during the 2nd crusades?

a)

Muslims

b)

Christians

c)

Jews

d)

Hindus

17.

Who were the three European leader of the 3rd crusade?

a)

 Richard the Lion-Hearted

b)

Philip Augustus

c)

Frederick I

d)

Louis the V

18.

What was a result of the 3rd crusade?

a)

No Christians were allowed to enter Jerusalem

b)

A truce was created allowing Christian pilgrims to enter Jerusalem

c)

Crusaders captured Jerusalem from Saldin

d)

Crusaders captured the holy land and kicked out the Muslims

19.

What pope started the 4th crusade?

a)

Innocent III

b)

Urban II

c)

John Paul I

d)

Louis V

20.

Instead of Jerusalem, where did European invaders go?

a)

Egypt

b)

Libya

c)

Turkey

d)

Italy

21.

What did the Ottoman Empire name the city of Constantinople after they captured it?

a)

Istanbul

b)

Athens

c)

Rome

d)

Jerusalem

22.

What was a result of the Crusades?

a)

The Crusaders eventually regained the Holy Land

b)

The Crusaders never regained the Holy Land

c)

Europe became majority Muslim

d)

The Middle East became majority Christian

23.

What was a result of the Crusades?

a)

Europeans began to trade with the Islamic world and gained their knowledge

b)

Europe became majority Muslim

c)

The Middle East became majority Christian

d)

Europeans suffered and and the system of Feudalism began.

24.

What church began the Holy Wars?

a)

Roman Catholic Church

b)

Baptist Church

c)

Eastern Orthodox Church

d)

The Islamic Church

25.

How did the Crusades effect the Catholic Church?

a)

The wealth of the church grew

b)

The wealth of the church declined

c)

People stopped practicing Christianity

d)

The Catholic church lost power.

26.

Who was the most powerful person in medieval Europe?

a)

The Pope

b)

The Imam

c)

The Patriarch

d)

The King

27.

What did many people do with their land and belongings when they left to fight in the crusades?

a)

They sold their land and belongings to the Church

b)

They left their land unattended

c)

They donated their land to the king

d)

They set it on fire before leaving.

28.

Why did Feudalism weaken during the Crusades?

a)

Knights and Nobles left to fight in the crusades

b)

The church refused to help people

c)

Muslims destroyed the villages

d)

Peasants were given more money.

29.

What was an effect of the Crusades?

a)

Europeans went into a dark age and education declined

b)

Knowledge from Islam was brought to Europe and an intellectual outburst occurred

c)

Million of peasants starved to death

d)

Europeans left the cities to move to villages