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World View
The crusades
Royal Power & Democracy
100
Why were most people from this time ignorant about the outside world ?
uneducated,never saw maps,never travelled
100
Which religion was Christianity battling in the crusades ?
Muslim/Islam
100
Who could threaten the monarch if they were unhappy with decisions made by the M?
Barons
200
Which place was at the centre of T-O maps? Why ?
Jerusalem. Christian holy city, centre of the known world
200
What did knights see as the benefit to crusades ?
A guaranteed spot in Heaven
200
Why was King John considered bad ?
He did what he wanted ,damaged property,kidnapped people,arrested people,banned church services, gave the country as a fief to the pope
300
Who allowed Europeans to travel along the Silk Road ?
Chinggis Khan. he created a united Empire
300
In general, what was the outcome for most Europeans involved in the crusades
Death or Slavery
300
Describe 2 ways the Eleanor of Aquitaine was "revolutionary" ?
Equality of the sexes, passion for literature, marrieed her ex husbands mortal enemy, encouraged her kids to kill her husband
400
Which famous European spent time in the Chinese court?
Marco Polo
400
Why was Jerusalem the point of battle ?
C- Jesus lived and died there. M- Muhammad went to Heaven there.
400
As a Canadian why is the Maga Carta important ?
Our rights are protected and this document is the source of that
500
Name 2 problems with T-O maps ?
Mermaids,no scale, no compass
500
What positives developed from the crusade?
learned astronomy,philosophy,math,medicine and literature
500
What was the purpose of that Magna Carta ?
To prevent the monarch from abusing his position