Ch. 10 From Crusades to New Muslim Empires

Which of the events below was a result of the event in the headline? 

• Jews began to leave Palestine.
• B.Muslim leaders cut off trade with Christians.
• C.Byzantine forces made an alliance with Central Asia. 
• D.Christians could no longer travel safely to the Holy Land.

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

• A.The Byzantine emperor asked for help. 
• B.The Seljuk Turks sent ships to attack Rome.
• C.Vikings attacked parts of Europe from the north.
• D.Charlemagne asked to be crowned Holy Roman emperor.

What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?

• A.to gain control of Palestine (Holy Land)
• B.to open a trade route to China 
• C.to learn about Muslim innovations 
• D.to capture Jerusalem from the Jews

Why is Jerusalem holy to Muslims?

• A.They pray toward the city. 
• B.Gabriel instructed them to honor it.
• C.Muhammad rose to heaven there. 
• D.It was the headquarters of the empire. 

Who set up Christian kingdoms in Palestine and Syria in the early 1100s? 

• A.English allies of the Turks 
• B.winners of the First Crusade
• C.rulers of the Byzantine Empire 
• D.Seljuks with a policy of tolerance 

 How did Salah al-Din change conditions in the Middle East? 

• A.He killed Richard I of England. 
• B.He adopted a new policy of peace.
• C.He re-conquered most of Palestine. 
• D.He converted many Turks to Islam.

Unlike the first three Crusades, some later Crusades were primarily movements of 

• A.armed priests and monks. 
• B.poor people and children. 
• C.Eastern Orthodox knights. 
• D.feudal nobles from France.

Which letter on the map shows the location of the Reconquista?

• A
• B
• C
• D

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain used the Inquisition against Muslims and Jews who had become Christian. What did it accuse them of doing?

• A. mixing with true believers
• B.refusing to go on Crusade 
• C.supporting the wrong pope 
• D.practicing their old religion

What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista? 

• A.their armed forces 
• B.their land in Spain 
• C.their political unity 
• D.their merchant wealth