Eleanor O.A.
What 2 countries was Eleanor the queen of?
France and England
Approximately how many deaths was G.K responsible for AND what percentage of the world population was it?
40 million, 11%
How did Saladin die? (2 factors, name 1)
He died from fever and injuries during a military campaign. (sickness and injury)
What was Saladin's birth name?
Yusuf
This leader was known fro their love of poetry and literature.
Eleanor
How old did Eleanor live to be AND what did she die from?
82, she passed of old age.
What were 2 strategies that Genghis Khan used that made him a strategic threat?
Ambush, hit and run, human shields, burned down cities, boiling oil, etc. (answers will vary)
Saladin became the sultan of which 2 countries?
Egypt and Syria
How was Genghis Khan's father killed?
Poisoned by the Jamuka people
This leader was very tolerant of other religions, and was known to be merciful when allowing women and children flee.
Saladin
What was the name Eleanor received because of her recognized rule across the continent?
Grandmother of Europe
What was Genghis Khan's birth name?
Temujin
Saladin's purpose for founding the Ayyubid Dynasty was to ...
Unite the Muslim Territories against Crusaders
What was the Arabic/ Turkish term for leader?
Sultan
Who helped found the Angevin Empire?
Eleanor
Which Crusade did Eleanor lead an army in, AND were they victorious?
The Second Crusade, they lost against the Turkish army.
Genghis Khan founded the Mongol Empire: name two countries that were a part of this.
Mongolia, Central Asia, Persia, Russia, and Northern China.
Saladin refocused Islamic practices back to a specific branch of Islam called _______?
Sunni Islam
How many children did Eleanor of Aquitaine care for?
10
How did Genghis Khan ensure that his body would never be found?
He planned for anyone who had a part in his burial to be killed.
What were the names of both her husbands? (include the #)
King Henry II and King Louis VII
What does the Name 'Genghis' mean?
Vast expanse, leader of far and wide (similar answers will work)
What was the name of the battle that Saladin won against the Crusaders?
Battle of Hattin
Genghis Khan was believed to be divine because when he was born he had a ____ ____ in his fist.
Blood Clot
Saladin's empire stretched across many countries, name 3.
Egypt, Syria, Iraq (Mesopotamia), Saudi Arabia (Hejaz), Yemen, and Nubia