1. At the Council of Clermont, who called for the beginning of the Crusades?
A) Leader of the Turks
B) Richard the Lion-Hearted
C) Pope Louis VII
D) Pope Urban II
2. What was one major reason for the call to crusade?
A) Help the Byzantines fight against the Turks.
B) Fight the Buddhists.
C) Fight the Jews.
D) Unify Europe behind the pope.
3. What was the goal of the Crusades?
A) Take Persia and the land surrounding it away from the Jews.
B) Take control of Persia from the Muslims.
C) Take Jerusalem and the land surrounding it away from the Muslims.
D) Retake Germany from the Muslims.
4. What was the major reason many people joined the Crusades?
A) To increase the land that could be part of their estates
B) To get away from increasing conflicts in their homelands
C) To show support for the pope and Christianity
D) To increase their knowledge of and skills in military tactics
5. Which of the following was not one of the four states established in the Holy Land by the first Crusade?
A) Jerusalem
B) Constantinople
C) Antioch
D) Edessa
6. Why was the Second Crusade initiated?
A) To take more Muslim lands for the pope
B) To gain additional resources for European monarchs
C) To reclaim one of the Crusader states, Edessa, taken over by the Muslims
D) To avenge the death of Pope Urban II
7. Which of the following was one economic effect of the Crusades?
A) Trade expanded between Europe and Asia.
B) A majority of European soldiers purchased homes and settled in the Middle East.
C) The power and influence of peasants increased.
D) The European power over natural resources in the Middle East increased.
8. How did the Crusades lead to political change?
A) The influence of the pope over European politics decreased.
B) Kings became more powerful as they took over land from knights who died in the Crusades.
C) Muslims and Christians lived peacefully in Jerusalem after the Crusades.
D) Knights returning from the Crusades began to take a more active role in politics.
9. Which of the following was a social effect of the Crusades?
A) Peasants who fought in the Crusades decreased in social ranking when they returned home.
B) The pope automatically made kings of all knights who participated in the Crusades.
C) European people learned more about Muslim culture and traditions.
D) More people began leaving Europe and migrating to the Middle East.
10. How did the Crusades affect the views Muslims and Christians had of each other during the time period?
A) Most Muslims saw European Christians as a peaceful people.
B) A majority of European Christians thought Muslims were a devout religious society.
C) Muslims and European Christians developed a mutual respect for one another.
D) Christians and Muslims began to see each other as rivals.
A) Leader of the Turks
B) Richard the Lion-Hearted
C) Pope Louis VII
D) Pope Urban II
2. What was one major reason for the call to crusade?
A) Help the Byzantines fight against the Turks.
B) Fight the Buddhists.
C) Fight the Jews.
D) Unify Europe behind the pope.
3. What was the goal of the Crusades?
A) Take Persia and the land surrounding it away from the Jews.
B) Take control of Persia from the Muslims.
C) Take Jerusalem and the land surrounding it away from the Muslims.
D) Retake Germany from the Muslims.
4. What was the major reason many people joined the Crusades?
A) To increase the land that could be part of their estates
B) To get away from increasing conflicts in their homelands
C) To show support for the pope and Christianity
D) To increase their knowledge of and skills in military tactics
5. Which of the following was not one of the four states established in the Holy Land by the first Crusade?
A) Jerusalem
B) Constantinople
C) Antioch
D) Edessa
6. Why was the Second Crusade initiated?
A) To take more Muslim lands for the pope
B) To gain additional resources for European monarchs
C) To reclaim one of the Crusader states, Edessa, taken over by the Muslims
D) To avenge the death of Pope Urban II
7. Which of the following was one economic effect of the Crusades?
A) Trade expanded between Europe and Asia.
B) A majority of European soldiers purchased homes and settled in the Middle East.
C) The power and influence of peasants increased.
D) The European power over natural resources in the Middle East increased.
8. How did the Crusades lead to political change?
A) The influence of the pope over European politics decreased.
B) Kings became more powerful as they took over land from knights who died in the Crusades.
C) Muslims and Christians lived peacefully in Jerusalem after the Crusades.
D) Knights returning from the Crusades began to take a more active role in politics.
9. Which of the following was a social effect of the Crusades?
A) Peasants who fought in the Crusades decreased in social ranking when they returned home.
B) The pope automatically made kings of all knights who participated in the Crusades.
C) European people learned more about Muslim culture and traditions.
D) More people began leaving Europe and migrating to the Middle East.
10. How did the Crusades affect the views Muslims and Christians had of each other during the time period?
A) Most Muslims saw European Christians as a peaceful people.
B) A majority of European Christians thought Muslims were a devout religious society.
C) Muslims and European Christians developed a mutual respect for one another.
D) Christians and Muslims began to see each other as rivals.