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MIDDLE AGES (4) Crusades

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

series of holy wars from 1095-1291 CE by European Christians to free Jerusalem from Muslim rule

a)

Hundred Years' War

b)

The Crusades

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

Persian Wars

2.

the spread of ideas, customs, and technologies from one people to another

a)

feudalism

b)

politics

c)

cultural diffusion

d)

currency

3.

considered a sacred city for Muslims, Christians and Jewish people

a)

England

b)

Mecca

c)

Rome

d)

Jerusalem

4.

Who fought in the Crusades?

a)

Christians & Muslims

b)

Buddhists & Christians

c)

Muslims & Jewish people

d)

Different branches of Christianity fighting each other

5.

Which was NOT an economic change in Europe due to the Crusades?

a)

money is used again (no bartering)

b)

populations shift from the manors to cities

c)

life expectancy increase

d)

trade increase

6.

Who in the feudal system could buy their freedom?

a)

knights

b)

nobles

c)

peasants

d)

serfs

7.

Which education ideas were NOT introduced to Europeans during Crusades?

a)

algebra & chemistry

b)

biology & zoology

c)

navigation & astronomy

d)

fitness & singing

8.

Which invention was NOT introduced to Europeans during the Crusades?

a)

submarines

b)

wheelbarrow

c)

compass & astrolabe

d)

paper

9.

Dates of the Crusades

a)

1000 - 1200 CE

b)

1095 - 1291 CE

c)

1291 - 1295 CE

d)

1181 - 1385 CE

10.

Which Crusade was successful for the European Christians?

a)

1st Crusade

b)

2nd Crusade

c)

3rd Crusade

d)

4th Crusade

11.

What was unique about the 4th Crusade?

a)

Christian army returned home with more volunteers than they started with

b)

only wooden weaponry was used

c)

children went on this Crusade, instead of all adults

d)

Christians devised a surprise attack on Muslims in Jerusalem

12.

Who in the feudal system did NOT volunteer to fight in the Crusades?

a)

peasants / serfs

b)

knights

c)

nobles

d)

kings / queens

13.

Where is Jerusalem located?

a)

Eastern Asia

b)

Middle East

c)

Western Europe

d)

Northern Africa

14.

Number of Crusades from 1095 - 1291 CE

a)

2

b)

4

c)

8

d)

10

15.

Before the Crusades, there were roughly 400 years of _____ in Jerusalem.

a)

peace

b)

fighting

c)

famine (widespread disease)

d)

crime