The Crusades to New Muslim Empires

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What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?

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The Byzantine emperor asked for help.

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What was the overall purpose of Christians in the Crusades? Options: to gain control of Jerusalem, to open a trade route to China, to learn about Muslim innovations, to capture Palestine from the Jews

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to gain control of Jerusalem

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Why was Jerusalem considered holy to Muslims?

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It is the city from which the Prophet Muhammad ascended to the heavens.

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How did Sal-al-Din change conditions in the Middle East? Options: He killed Richard I of England., He adopted a new policy of peace., He re-conquered most of Palestine, He converted many Turks to Islam.

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He re-conquered most of Palestine

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Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain used the Inquisition against Muslims and Jews who had become Christian. What were the Muslims and Jews accused of doing?

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practicing their old religion

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How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger? Options: by taking nobles away to fight, by decreasing the use of money, by creating professional soldiers, by weakening trust in the Church

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by taking nobles away to fight

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What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista? Options: their armed forces, their land in Spain, their political unity, their merchant wealth

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their land in Spain

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What statement describes the effect of the Crusades on the Jews? Options: Many of them tried to escape to Palestine., They were persecuted throughout Europe., They joined Christians to fight the Muslims., Their numbers grew as Christians converted.

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They were persecuted throughout Europe.

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At the end of the Crusades, who had control of the Holy Land? Options: Christians, Muslims, Jews, Mongols

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Muslims

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The Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem marks what sacred Muslim event? Options: the death and burial of Muhammad, Muhammad ascending to heaven, the signing of a peace treaty to end the Crusades, Muhammad's words being recorded in the Qur'an

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Muhammad ascending to heaven