Crusades and Their Unusual Offshoots

What was the primary reason for the initial Crusades?

• To retake Jerusalem

• To explore new lands

• To establish trade routes

• To spread democracy

Who were the Stedingers?

• A group of knights

• A religious sect

• French crusaders

• Dutch settlers in Germany

What was the outcome of the final battle in the Stedinger Crusade?

• The Crusaders won and pillaged the area

• The battle ended in a stalemate

• The Crusaders were defeated

• The Stedingers won

How did the Nazis reinterpret the history of the Stedingers?

• As a lesson in military strategy

• As a warning against rebellion

• As a story of Aryan purity

• As a tale of religious devotion

What triggered the Shepherd's Crusade?

• The death of a French king

• The fall of Jerusalem

• The Seventh Crusade

• The Pope's call for a new Crusade

Who led the Shepherd's Crusade?

• The Master of Hungary

• The Pope

• King Louis IX

• A group of knights

What was Jacob's claimed origin?

• A merchant from Italy

• A runaway priest from Hungary

• A knight from France

• A monk from Germany

What unusual practice did Jacob engage in?

• Marrying nine men to one woman

• Marrying multiple women to one man

• Leading a monastic life

• Performing secret rituals

What was the fate of Jacob's followers in Paris?

• They were imprisoned

• They were killed by the queen's army

• They were allowed to leave unharmed

• They were welcomed and supported

What was the initial reaction of the queen to Jacob's movement?

• She ignored them

• She supported them

• She opposed them

• She imprisoned them