Humanities Unit 8

A

100

These were a series of planned, religious wars.

Crusades!

200

The crusades were fought between...

Muslims and Christians!

300

Who ordered the crusades?

Popes and kings

400

Who were the most important crusaders?

Knights

500

What were the Christian crusaders fighting for?

Holy Land

B

100

This is the group of Muslims who took over Jerusalem and persecuted Christians and Jews.

Seljuk Turks

200

What important city did the Seljuk Turks conquer, causing the beginning of the crusades?

Jerusalem

300

I am the pope of the Catholic church. I have received word from the Byzantine empire that the Seljuk Turks have conquered the Holy Land and that they are attacking Christian lands. I will send warriors to take the Holy Land. Who am I?

Pope Urban II

400

I am the emperor of the Byzantine Empire and a follower of the Western Church. My empire is in trouble because of a Muslim group called the Seljuk Turks. They are attacking my people! I have sent word to the pope for help. Who am I?

Alexios I

500

Pope Urban II made a false promise to the crusaders. What was it?

That they would gain salvation by fighting in the crusades

C

100

Knights followed a strict code of _________.

Chivalry

200

Tell me how a knight prepared to go on a crusade. Who would they speak to? What would they do? What would they take with them?

Priest

Train for battle and make travel plans

They would take food, wine, horses, weapons, and their lance

300

Tell me how a peasant prepared to go on a crusade. Who would they talk to? What would they take with them?

Their lord

Two-wheel cart, farming tools, scrip, wineskin

400

This was not the "real" First Crusade. It was a group of peasants and ill-trained knights that left to fight in the Holy Land before the real armies did.

The Peoples' Crusade

500

I am a Catholic priest, and I have heard about the suffering of the Christians in the Holy Land. I am traveling in Europe, preaching and calling for people to fight! I have gathered an army of peasants to follow me to the Holy Land. Who am I?

Peter the Hermit

D

100

What is the true First Crusade called?

The Princes' Crusade

200

The crusaders reached Constantinople in 1097 to speak to Emperor Alexios I. What did Alexios I require of them?

Oaths of loyalty

300

The Siege of Jerusalem took place in _________.

1099 AD

400

I am a Christian leader who has brought an army to the Holy Land to fight the First Crusade. We conquered Jerusalem, and now I have been made the first Christian king of the new crusader state. Who am I?

Godfrey of Bouillon

500

Why did Godfrey of Bouillon refuse to wear a golden crown when he was made king of Jerusalem?

He said that he would not wear a crown of gold where his Savior had worn a crown of thorns.

E

100

It is 1189 AD, and I have just been crowned the king of England. My mother is the Queen Eleanor, and he has raised me to be chivalrous and brave. Even though I just became king, I am preparing to go on the Third Crusade. Who am I?

Richard the Lionheart

200

I am a Muslim man who began as a humble warrior. I worked my way up and became the great sultan of Egypt and Syria. It is 1187 AD, and I have conquered Jerusalem! Who am I?

Saladin

300

Why did Richard the Lionheart respect Saladin?

He believed Saladin was chivalrous because Saladin treated Richard with respect and honor, despite them being on opposite sides of the war.

400

Why did Saladin respect Richard the Lionheart?

Saladin believed Richard was brave because he saw that he fought alongside his army and fought bravely even though the crusaders were at a disadvantage.

500

Richard the Lionheart and Saladin ended The Third Crusade with a... 

Three-year peace treaty