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THE CRUSADES

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which two religions represent the two sides at war during the Crusades?

a)

Muslims and Jews

b)

Jews and Christians

c)

Muslims and Christians

d)

Christians and atheists

2.

What was Pope Urban II's role in the Crusades?

a)

He urged people to stop fighting

b)

He encouraged tolerance toward Muslims

c)

He urged people to fight in the Crusade

d)

He proposed a truce between Europe and the Middle East

3.

Which is TRUE about the first Crusade?

a)

The Muslims easily defeated the Christians

b)

The Christians achieved permanent control of Jerusalem

c)

The Muslims negotiated a truce with the Christians

d)

The Christians won control of Jerusalem but lost it soon after

4.

Which pope encouraged people to fight in the first Crusade?

(a)  

5.

Which king attempted a third crusade but was unsuccessful?

a)

John

b)

Richard III

c)

William the Conqueror

d)

Charlemagne

6.

What was Richard III's nickname? Richard the (a)   .

7.

What was Saladin's role in the Crusades?

a)

He urged Muslims to go to war with the Christians to take revenge for the first Crusade

b)

He prohibited Muslims from fighting to protect the Holy Land

c)

He made a truce with Richard III that allowed Christians to visit Jerusalem if they were unarmed

d)

He started the Crusades

8.

Which Muslim sultan defeated the Christians in the third Crusade and made a truce with King Richard III?

(a)  

9.

What was the goal of the Crusades from the perspective of Europeans?

a)

To convert Muslims to Christianity

b)

To capture the Holy Land from the Muslims

c)

To educate Muslims in areas of Math and Science

d)

To learn more about Muslim culture

10.

Which was an impact on Christians following the Crusades?

a)

They learned to better protect the Holy Land from invasion by improving military strategies

b)

They were forbidden to hold public offices and had their businesses taken away from them

c)

They enjoyed an increase in trade and an end to feudalism

11.

Which is TRUE about the fourth Crusade?

a)

The Christians finally won control over the Holy Land

b)

It was disorganized, violent, and embarrassing to the pope

c)

The Muslims gave up control of the Holy Land

d)

The Christians decided that the Holy Land belonged to the Jewish people

12.

Which was an impact on Jews following the Crusades?

a)

They learned to better protect the Holy Land from invasion by improving military strategies

b)

They were forbidden to hold public offices and had their businesses taken away from them

c)

They enjoyed an increase in trade and an end to feudalism

13.

Which was an impact on Muslims following the Crusades?

a)

They learned to better protect the Holy Land from invasion by improving military strategies

b)

They were forbidden to hold public offices and had their businesses taken away from them

c)

They enjoyed an increase in trade and an end to feudalism