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The Beginning of the Crusades
1. Which 2 groups were the Turks threatening?
2. What did the 2 groups being threatened by the Turks have in common?
3. What was different about the Turks and the 2 groups they were threatening?
4. Who asked the pope in Rome for help in fighting the Turks?
5. What was the result of the requesting the pope's help?
6. What is a crusade?
7. Who fought for the pope in the crusade?
8. What city was captured in 1099 by the knights fighting on behalf of Pope Urban II?
9. Why would the Christians want to rule Jerusalem?
10. When did the Christians lose control of Jerusalem? How long did they have control? Who took control of
Jerusalem from the Christians?
11. Did the Christians ever regain control of Jerusalem? What was the only thing they won?
12. List 3 positive results of the Crusades.
13. Name 3 things that crusaders brought back to Europe from the Middle East.
14. What developed as a result of goods from the Middle East being brought back to Europe?
15. Why were towns growing?
16. How were serfs able to become free?
17. What cities were the most important for trade during the Middle Ages? Why were they most important?
18. Who became the new middle class in Europe?
19. Describe the relationship between the middle class and the king.
20. Why were roads significant?
21. Why did the power of lords decrease?
22. Why did the feudal system lose its importance?
The Beginning of the Crusades
1. Which 2 groups were the Turks threatening?
2. What did the 2 groups being threatened by the Turks have in common?
3. What was different about the Turks and the 2 groups they were threatening?
4. Who asked the pope in Rome for help in fighting the Turks?
5. What was the result of the requesting the pope's help?
6. What is a crusade?
7. Who fought for the pope in the crusade?
8. What city was captured in 1099 by the knights fighting on behalf of Pope Urban II?
9. Why would the Christians want to rule Jerusalem?
10. When did the Christians lose control of Jerusalem? How long did they have control? Who took control of
Jerusalem from the Christians?
11. Did the Christians ever regain control of Jerusalem? What was the only thing they won?
12. List 3 positive results of the Crusades.
13. Name 3 things that crusaders brought back to Europe from the Middle East.
14. What developed as a result of goods from the Middle East being brought back to Europe?
15. Why were towns growing?
16. How were serfs able to become free?
17. What cities were the most important for trade during the Middle Ages? Why were they most important?
18. Who became the new middle class in Europe?
19. Describe the relationship between the middle class and the king.
20. Why were roads significant?
21. Why did the power of lords decrease?
22. Why did the feudal system lose its importance?