Middle Ages 2 - Crusades

Feudalism came about because

• no strong central government
• ideal system for wealth and prosperity
• trading contacts with Middle East were good
• Serfs were paid twice what peasants were

The crusades were wars between Christians and 

• Hindus
• Buddhists
• Muslims
• Catholics

The Crusades had the accidental benefit of

• Spreading Bubonic Plague
• improving the European economy
• helping to strengthen feudalism
• Christian victory over Muslims

These guys had the responsibility of fighting under feudalism

• serfs
• lords
• knights 
• peasants

This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.

• Cairo
• Constantinople
• Paris
• Moscow

In Europe, a long-term effect of the Crusades was

• the strengthening of the feudal system 
• the adoption of Islamic religious practices 
• an increased demand for goods from the East 
• increased European isolation 

Which statement best describes the result of the Crusades?

• Europeans maintained a lasting control over much of the Middle East 
• Islamic influence dominated Europe 
• Europeans developed tolerance of Non-Christian religions 
• trade between Europe and the Middle East was expanded 

What were two indirect results of the Crusades?

• trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was strengthened 
• trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was strengthened 
• trade and commerce increased and the feudal system was weakened 
• trade and commerce declined and the feudal system was weakened 

The Pope urged individuals to fight in the Crusades to save the world from the spread of

• Christianity
• Islam
• Judaism

The goal of the Crusades was to reclaim

• Jerusalem and Constantinople
• Palestine
• Syria
• Persia