WorksheetsThe Crusades
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 19mins
Why did Roman and Byzantine join forces?
To create a massive church
To harvest more crops
To fight the Saljuks
To write a national anthem
Technically, what were the "Crusades"?
A few fist fights
Small isolated wars
over 200 years of trying to defeat Muslim expansion
a change in the church power structure
How many official crusades were there?
12
36
6
8
Between what years did the crusades take place?
1095 - 1270
4000 BC - 3000 BC
1940-1965
1491 - 1499
Of all the crusades, which one was most successful for the Europeans?
The 10th
The First
The 20th
The 17th
What was the Pope's Name that Ordered the first Crusade?
Pope Urban
Pope Turban
Pope Fly
Pope Ocean
In the first crusade, the Christians were able to successfully conquer which holy land?
Egypt
Jerusalem
Mecca
Madina
What was the chief goal of the Crusades?
Conquering the Holy Land
Establishing a good relationship with the Muslims
Leaving behind a legacy of bitterness and hatred
None of these
The purpose of the Crusades was to reconquer the Holy Land. According to t he document, what was an unintended consequence?
The acquisition of new lands by Christians in Islamic territory
The establishment of a better relationship between Christians and Muslims
The establishment of new markets for trade goods
The rise of cotton cloth as a cash crop
What was the most important result of the Crusades?
The Crusades resulted in many new religions to emerge.
The Crusades resulted in the Holy Roman Empire's permanent possession of Jerusalem.
The Crusades caused the Holy Roman Empire to isolate themselves from the rest of the world.
The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.
What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?
political
economic
social
spiritual
Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?
Christians believed it was the holiest site.
Control of Jerusalem meant power.
It was the location of the highest populations of Christians.
It was the center of the Catholic Church.
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
The lower class fought for their right against the Catholic Church to choose their religion.
They attempted to expand the English Empire
They were designed to take back control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.
They sought to convert the entire world to Christianity.
Pope Urban II wanted to recapture the Holy Lands so that...
Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.
Muslims had the right to visit the Holy Lands.
the Byzantine emperor could be defeated.
Jerusalem could remain in the hands of the Turks.
Christians and Muslims
The Pope promised them a lot of money
Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?
It was the area where Jesus was crucified.
It was where their first temple was.
It was the side where Muhammad went to heaven.
It was the center of the Catholic Church.
Who called for the First Crusade?
Saladin
Pope Urban II
Gregory VII
Richard I
What group's conquest of Jerusalem caused the start of the Crusades?
Seljuk Turks
Fatimid Arabs
Byzantine Empire
Roman Rebels
A pilgrimage is....
a journey to a sacred place
the government of the Roman Catholic Church
a series of actions tending toward a particular end
Why was Jerusalem so important to Muslims?
It was the area where Jesus was crucified.
It was where their first temple was.
It was the side where Muhammad went to heaven.
It was the center of the Catholic Church.
Why was Jerusalem so important to the Jewish?
It was the area where Jesus was crucified.
It was where their first temple was and it was their capital.
It was the side where Muhammad went to heaven.
It was the center of the Catholic Church.
Cause: The Pope received a message for help from which empire?
Persian
Byzantine
Frankish
Abbasid
Jerusalem was an important city to all of the following religions EXCEPT
Judaism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
The crusaders were from which place?
Europe
The Middle East
The Holy Land
What was the time period following the collapse of the Roman Empire called?
The Dark Ages
The Crusader Period
The Renaissance
The Golden Age
Select all of the answers that describe the Dark Ages.
Learning Declined
Roads and Cities declined
The Crusades Started
Trade Increased
What event directly led to the Byzantines asking the Pope to commission the Crusades?
The Muslims attacked southern Europe
The Magna Carta was signed in to law
The Seljuk Turks massacred Christian missionaries
Constantinople was taken over by the Ottomans
Who controlled the Holy Land immediately prior to the 1st Crusade?
The Ottoman Turks
The Seljuk Turks
The Mamluk Turks
The Abbasids
How did the Pope and the Church convince so many Knights and Lords to fight in the Crusades?
They were forced to fight under the threat of death
The Church held their lands and families hostage until they came back
The Church promised forgiveness of sins for participation
They kept their Serfs in prison until they agreed to fight
How did the Crusades impact the Pope and the Church?
It had no effect on the Pope and the Church
It decreased their power and influence
It increased their power and influence
The Pope was forced to fight in the Fourth Crusade and died
How did the Crusades impact trade in Europe?
Port cities were now too dangerous to trade in
Europeans became more interested in Asian and Middle Eastern goods.
Guilds hired more Muslim merchants
The Pope banned trade with the Middle East
