Crusades

Question 1

How many crusades were there? And when?

Answer 1

9, from 1095-1291(200 yrs)

Question 2

What was the cause for the crusades?

Answer 2

Christians wanted to take back the Holy Land from Muslims

Question 3

Who fought in the crusades? Which Pope started it?

Answer 3

Christians vs. Muslims. Muslim won 7/9. Pope Urban 2 in 1095

Question 4

Consequences and details of crusades?

Answer 4

-Muslim world more advanced than Christian world
-Further decline of Byzantine empire
-Demonstrated catholic church influence over europe.

-smaller crusades also occrured as well.

Question 5

Holy Land? Why considered Holy?

Answer 5

Jeruselum, home of Jesus.

Question 6

Why did crusades end

Answer 6

The Muslims were more united then them and Europeans decided America was an easier target.

Question 7

This led to the end of____

Answer 7

Feudalism

Question 8

Benefits for European cities?

Answer 8

Expanded trading markets. Brought new ideas and Classical literature was rediscovered.

Question 9

FIRST CRUSADE

Answer 9

1096-1099, the Peoples Crusades. LR People inspired to go to war to reclaim Holy Land thanks to preachers, this is conflict from massacre of 3000 Christian Pilgrims in Jerusalem. (revenge plot!)

Question 10

Acronyms for crusade memorization?

Answer 10

P
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Question 11

SECOND CRUSADE!

Answer 11

1147-1149. Land Route, lost to Jerusalem, internal fighting.

Question 12

THIRD CRUSADE!

Answer 12

1189-1192, Crusade of Kings. WR. French, English, German kings lead. King Frederick of Germany drowned, nothing accomplished. 😂

Question 13

FOURTH CRUSADE!

Answer 13

1202-1261, WR, mainly to recoup losses from previous crusades, also ransacked towns.

Question 14

Children’s crusades?