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WorksheetsThe Crusades and The Black Death
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 1hrs 22mins
What was one of the economic impacts of the Crusades?
Increased trade between Europe and the Middle East
Decline in European agricultural production
Isolation of European economies
Decrease in demand for luxury goods
The Crusades were a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by which of the following entities?
The Roman Empire
The Catholic Church
The Ottoman Empire
The Byzantine Empire
What happened to the Catholic cities or outposts in 1291?
They stayed in control.
They fell.
Fill in the blank: The cultural effect of the Crusades was ______. Evidence: 'Crusaders brought ideas like advances in medicine and translations of Greek and Roman works.' Explanation: 'Cultural exchange between Europe and the Middle East introduced new knowledge, revitalizing European learning and technology.'
Positive.
Negative.
Neutral.
Insignificant.
Pope Urban II called for a significant event in November 1096. What was it?
The First Crusade
The signing of the Magna Carta
The Council of Trent
The Diet of Worms
Christians believed they were fighting for what during the Crusades?
Economic gain
Territorial expansion
Religious salvation and control of holy sites
Political power
The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
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 Muslim leader reconquered Jerusalem after the 2nd Crusade?
William the Conqueror
Saladin
Richard I
Ibn Batuta
Who called for the First Crusade?
Saladin
Pope Urban II
Gregory VII
Richard I
True or False: The Crusades continued on and off for over 200 years.
True
False
When did the Black Plague occur?
Mid 1400s
Mid 1500s
Mid 1300s
Mid 1600s
Which of the following best explains why the Black Death spread so quickly throughout Europe?
doctors ran out of vaccinations for the plague
doctors ran out of antibiotics for the plague
doctors had little knowledge of how to cure the disease
doctors were too sick themselves to help others suffering
What was the shift in power afterwards?
From Monarchs to Knights
Knights to Lords
Peasants to Monarchs
Lords to Peasants
How did the Plague contribute to the decline of Feudalism
Stopped all legal reforms which gave power back to its original owners
Desperate need for workers and now workers could demand more rights
Gave more power to the clergy allowing them to gain more land and taxes
Killed off everyone in the Feudal system
Effects of the Crusades included
continued decline of feudalism
rise of a merchant class in Europe
exchange of goods and ideas between Europe and the eastern Mediterranean
increased intolerance for non-Christians
The city of Jerusalem is important to what three major religions?
Buddhism, Hinduism, and Islam
Islam, Christianity, and Hinduism
Islam, Christianity, and Judaism
Why do Jews, Christians, and Muslims all consider the Holy Land to be sacred?
It is where many of their prophets and religious figures lived
There religious texts are all located there
What animal was the carrier of plague?
Rat
Flea
Brown Mouse
The plague made Feudalism more powerful than ever
TRUE
FALSE
