Barbary Pirates Flashcards
1
Q
How many pirates were there?
A
15,000.
1
Q
What would the pirates do?
A
Raid towns and enslave women.
2
Q
What did Charles recapture in 1535?
A
Tunis.
3
Q
What did Charles attempt and fail to take in 1541?
A
Algiers.
4
Q
Why did being absent in the 1530s affect his ability to deal with Lutheranism?
A
It allowed the Schmalkaldic league to grow in strength.
5
Q
Why did his failed attempt to take Algiers mean he wasn’t able to capitalise on his victory at Muhlberg?
A
It created debt which meant he ran out of money.
