Before the Crusades the Pope and the Byzantine Emperor ...
didn´t know each other
didn´t have a great relationship
hated each other
were best friends
The Holy Land for Christians is ...
Mecca
Rome
Jerusalem
Constantinople
People who went on the Crusades risked many things such as ...
their ticket into Heaven
getting travel sick
money, possessions, their lives
going to Hell
Before the Crusades there was lots of _______ in Western European countries.
peace
discrimination
internal conflict
ice cream
What was the name of the DIVISION of the CHURCH (into Orthodox & Catholic) in 1054?
The East-West Schism / The Great Schism
The Crusades were ...
pilgrimages
Holy wars
it´s debatable (people don´t agree)
successful
What is the name for a JOURNEY for RELIGIOUS purposes to a HOLY PLACE.
pilgrimage
When the Byzantines were defeated by the Turks in the Battle of Manzikert of 1071, the Byzantine Emperor ...
called upon the Byzantine people to start the Crusades
wrote a letter to the Pope to ask for help
sat in a dark room and cried
hired more soldiers so they would win the next time
SOME historians believe that the Crusades helped to ...
improve the economy in the West
make Jerusalem a safer place for everyone
stop knights and nobles from fighting in their home country
improve the relationship between Christians and Muslims
Which Muslim group attacked pilgrims and defeated the Byzantine army in 1071?
The Seljuk Turks
The Umayyad Dynasty
The Caliphate of Córdoba
The Rashidin Empire
Many people joined the crusades because they believed that ...
it would help them get into Heaven
it would make them famous
it would make them rich
it would be a fun holiday
In which empire did all religious groups live in peace?
The Carolingian
The Roman
The Umayyad and Rashidin
The Seljuk Turk
Pope Urban II saw the Crusades as an opportunity to reunite...
Christendom (Orthodox and Catholic Christians)
Christians and Muslims
Jews and Christains
Muslims and Jews
Most of the people who participated in the Crusades were...
kings
nobles
knights
peasants
In the Middle Ages MOST people believed that ...
Christians were the best
Muslims were the best
the world was coming to an end
Heaven and Hell were real