True or False
Pope Urban IV launched the First Crusade.
False
The Monguls killed the last ---------- caliph.
Abbasid
What happened to the Seljuk Empire after Malik Shah died?
It became weaker and divided.
Malik Shah ruled as the last of the strong Seljuk leaders.
T
In 1099, the -------------- captured Jerusalem and killed its Jewish and Muslim inhabitants.
Crusaders
Why did the Crusaders launch an attack on the middle east?
They wanted to stop the seljuks from invading constantinople and regain control over the holy land of Jerusalem.
The Western European kingdoms launched a counterattack against the Turks and other Muslims, they wanted to control the Holy Land of the Middle East
T
The Muslims recovered Jerusalem in 1187, under the leadership of --------------
Saladin
How did the Crusade wars end?
The wars ended when Saladin and Richard I signed a truce.
•Saladin and his Western opponent King Randy I of England signed a truce.
F
After ------------ died, the Seljuk empire became weaker and was divided into small kingdoms.
Malik Shah
What led to the fall of the Mongol Empire?
The warrior Mongols knew little about ruling their empire. As a result their large empire crumbled in just a few generations
Hulagu was Genghis Khan’s son
F
The Crusaders wanted to drive the Turks out of Anatolia and recover --------- from Muslim rule.
Jerusalem
Out of the rubbles of the Mongols rose another group of Turks. Who were they?
The Ottomans.