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The Crusades

History · Medieval Times · ages 7-9
Name ______________________   Date ____________

  1. What is the name for the campaigns described in this lesson?

    • The Renaissance
    • The Crusades
    • The Norman Conquest

  2. What was one goal of the armies called to the Holy Land by the Pope in 1095?

    • Take Jerusalem from Muslim rulers
    • Place Harold Godwinson on England's throne
    • Make William the ruler of northern England

  3. Only knights joined the crusading armies described in the lesson.

    Circle one:   True   False

  4. How could sugar from the eastern Mediterranean reach a buyer in Europe?

    • Through traders carrying goods to sell
    • Only through soldiers bringing their own food home
    • Only through pilgrims carrying gifts from Jerusalem

  5. Which subjects does the lesson name for scholars in the Islamic world?

    • Castle guard duties and the jobs of kitchen workers
    • The claimants to England's crown and their armies
    • Medicine, maths, and the stars

  6. Only Christian soldiers suffered during the Crusades.

    Circle one:   True   False

  7. A book says Europe and the Islamic world had no contact before the Crusades. Which detail challenges that claim?

    • Every European first met traders after joining an army
    • The Pope's call created every route used by travellers
    • Trade and learning linked them before the wars

  8. A friend says, 'People traded goods, so the Crusades must have been peaceful.' What detail challenges that idea?

    • Traders sometimes carried goods across the sea
    • Soldiers and people not fighting suffered
    • European buyers sometimes bought goods from traders
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  1. The Crusades · The opening section describes campaigns that were part of the Crusades.
  2. Take Jerusalem from Muslim rulers · One goal was to take control of Jerusalem, a city Christians regarded as holy.
  3. False · Knights and other people joined the armies.
  4. Through traders carrying goods to sell · Trade could carry sugar to buyers who had never joined a Crusade.
  5. Medicine, maths, and the stars · The lesson names medicine, maths, and the stars as subjects these scholars studied.
  6. False · Muslim soldiers and people who were not fighting suffered too. Jewish communities were also attacked.
  7. Trade and learning linked them before the wars · The lesson describes contacts before as well as during the Crusades.
  8. Soldiers and people not fighting suffered · Trade did not prevent the wars from causing violence and suffering.
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