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WorksheetsThe Crusades and Islamic Empire
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 53mins
Holy City of Islam
Mecca
Rome
London
Beijing
Prophet and founder of Islam
Muhammad
Jesus
Caesar
Hammurabi
Sacred text of Islam
Bible
Torah
Talmud
Qur'an
Which of the following is not one of the Five Pillars of Islam
Fasting During Ramadan
Alms for the Poor
Belief in One God Allah
Praying 3 Times a Day
What is the symbol of Islam?
Star of David
Crescent Moon and 5 Pointed Star
Cross
3 Baskets of Wisdom
What is the house of worship for Islam?
Synagogue
Church
Cathedral
Mosque
A black stone building in Mecca that is shaped like a cube and that is the most sacred Muslim pilgrim shrine
Dome of the Rock
Kaaba
Hailey's Comet
Blarney Stone
What are the following: Declaration of faith, prayer, alms, fasting, and pilgrimage (hajj)
5 Pillars of Islam
5 Golden Rings
5 Sacraments of Christianity
5 Aztec Beliefs
Monotheism means...
a belief in the Flying Spaghetti Monster.
a belief in one Supreme Being.
a belief in many Gods.
a belief in the Holy Trinity.
Muhammad found many followers in Medina because, unlike Mecca, the city was full of poor young people.
True
False
The merchants of Mecca _____ Muhammad's message of economic disparity.
loved
disliked
tolerated
were neutral toward
Shia Muslims believed that Caliph Succession should be...
traced to the roots of Abraham.
awarded to the most qualified candidate.
continued on by blood relatives of Muhammad.
chosen by a lottery.
The Quran is...
a pilgrimage to Mecca.
laws that regulate daily life.
a struggle in the name of God.
the Islamic holy book.
Who was the prophet of Islam?
Muhammad
Moses
Martin Luther
Jesus Christ
Which of these is observed in Muslim culture?
Ramadan
Christmas
Kwanzaa
Hannukah
Islam is based on what type of belief?
Monotheism
Polytheism
Monasticism
Atheism
When he was about 40, Muhammad heard the voice of what he said was
Noah
the Angel Gabriel
Allah
his new wife, Khadijah
A teacher who leads services at a mosque is called what?
Caliph
Imam
Prophet
hadith
The Islam religion arose in what area of the world?
Peloponnesian Peninsula
Balkan Peninsula
Arabian Peninsula
Italian Peninsula
In Islam, a place of worship is called a
Church
Synagogue
Mandir
Mosque
The 5 Pillars of Islam include:
Charity
Prayer
Life is suffering
Faith
Islam is the fastest growing religion and has the second most followers of any religion. Roughly _________ people practice Islam.
488 million
14 million
2.2 billion
1.6 billion
A follower of Islam is called a
Buddhist
Muslim
Hindu
Monk
Islam is a polytheistic religion.
True
False
The Arabic word for god is Allah.
True
False
Which of the following is a required daily practice for Muslims?
Praying five times a day
Fasting every Friday
Visiting Jerusalem annually
Donating all possessions
Who do Muslims believe delivered the revelations of the Quran to Muhammad?
Moses
Gabriel
Jesus
Abraham
The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Why did people join in the Crusades?
They thought it would help them gain land
They thought it would help them get rich.
They thought it would help them get into heaven.
All of these answers
What was the result of the First Crusade?
The crusaders captured and gained control of Jerusalem.
The crusaders were defeated and returned home.
The crusaders never made it to Jerusalem.
What was the symbol of the Crusaders?
A blue sword
A yellow lion
A red cross
What religious leader from the Catholic Church helped to organize the First Crusade?
Stephen Harding
Pope Urban II
Saint Benedict
The crusaders were from which place?
Europe
The Middle East
The Holy Land
Which city did they fight over?
London
Jerusalem
Paris
Who fought each other in the crusades?
The Romans and the Greeks
The Europeans and the Muslims
The Eastern and Western Roman churches
Not counting the Crusade of Children, how many Crusades were there?
2
4
8
1
A crusader is someone who takes up the cross
True
False
When do the Crusades start?
1100 CE
1095 CE
45 BCE
45 CE
What were the Crusades?
colonization of the Americas
a series of religious wars to take over Jerusalem
a series of religious wars to take over Mecca
colinization of Africa
Which 3 religious groups were involved in the Crusades?
Christians
Muslims
Buddhists
Jews
Which was the only "successful" (the Christians attain their goal of capturing Jerusalem) Crusade?
1st Crusade
8th Crusade
3rd Crusade
5th Crusade
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
Choose the definition that best matches the vocabulary word, Muslim.
A holy war between Christians and Muslims for the holy land.
a religious follower of Islam.
Land held sacred to three major religious groups, Muslims, Jews and Christians.
A religious follower of Confucianism
A religious follower of Christianity
Choose the definition that best matches the vocabulary word, Holy Land.
A holy war between Christians and Muslims for the holy land.
a religious follower of Islam.
Land held sacred to three major religious groups, Muslims, Jews and Christians.
Land held sacred to the three super powers, USA, China and Russia
Land held sacred to Muslims, Confucians and Hindus
Choose the definition that best matches the vocabulary word, Byzantine Empire.
A holy war between Christians and Muslims for the holy land.
a religious follower of Islam.
Land held sacred to three major religious groups, Muslims, Jews and Christians.
the eastern portion of the Roman Empire, contains parts of Europe and western Asia, and centered at Constantinople
an empire controlled by the Muslims and contains parts of Africa and Asia
Who did the Byzantine Emperor ask for help to defeat the Muslims and recapture the Holy Land?
He asked the Pope, and the Pope hoped this would reunite the 2 churches
He asked nearby kings and lords.
He asked his knights and loyal warriors.
He paid mercenaries to fight for his empire
Choose the statement that best identifies the goal for the Crusades.
The Crusades' goal was to recapture the Holy capital of Rome from the Muslims.
The Crusades goals was to destroy the Holy Land.
The Crusades' goal was to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims.
The goal was to conquer the world and destroy every other religion.
Choose the best 2 answers, how did Crusaders mainly arrive to the holy land during the First Crusade?
By foot and walking
By boat and ship travel
By horseback and riding horses
By wagon and chariot
By camels
Which answer best describes how feudalism was actually weakened by the Crusades?
Most of the crusaders turned against their lords and kings
Many nobles joined the Crusades, sold their land and freed their serfs.
Nobles fought with their serfs because serfs did not want to fight in the Crusades.
Many kings died as a result of the crusades which weakened kingdoms.
What was a major effect of the Crusades?
Religious toleration for Jews
Economic control of North Africa
Increased influence of the Patriarch
Increased trade with Arab cultures
How did the Crusades fail?
Crusaders failed to keep control of Jerusalem
Crusaders failed to conquer Egypt
Crusaders never won a battle in the Holy Land
Crusaders destroyed trade relations between East/West
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.
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.
What group's conquest of Jerusalem caused the start of the Crusades?
Seljuk Turks
Fatimid Arabs
Byzantine Empire
Roman Rebels
Who in the feudal system did NOT volunteer to fight in the Crusades?
peasants / serfs
knights
nobles
kings / queens
Where is Jerusalem located?
Eastern Asia
Middle East
Western Europe
Northern Africa
Before the Crusades, there were roughly 400 years of _____ in Jerusalem.
peace
fighting
famine (widespread disease)
crime
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.
How was trade influenced by the end of the Crusades period?
It collapsed
It increased
It stayed the same
It increased and then decreased
How was Feudalism affected in Europe because of the Crusades?
Kings were overthrown
Feudalism was weakened
Feudalism was strengthened
Manors were abolished
How were the Crusades seen as a successful failure for Christians?
very few Christians died
very few Muslims died
Christianity was spread into the Middle East
Important cultural exchanges happened
What area is were the Crusades took place?
1
2
3
4
How long of a time period did the 8 Crusades occur?
300 years
200 years
250 years
100 years
