The Crusades — Middle East & Europe (1099, Middle East & Europe) — Questions and answers

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What happened after the crusader armies stormed into Jerusalem on July 15, 1099?

Choices

  1. Over 10,000 people were massacred. ✓
  2. The crusaders decided to go home.
  3. Everyone became friends and shared food.
  4. Pope Urban II visited them.

Answer: Over 10,000 people were massacred.

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What did Pope Urban II promise to Christians who took up the cross to reclaim the Holy Land?

Choices

  1. A lot of gold and jewels.
  2. Forgiveness of sins. ✓
  3. A new house in Jerusalem.
  4. A long vacation.

Answer: Forgiveness of sins.

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Why was Alexios I Komnenos, the Byzantine Emperor, apprehensive about the crusader armies arriving?

Choices

  1. He wanted them to leave immediately.
  2. He feared their ambitions and potential betrayal. ✓
  3. He thought they brought too many gifts.
  4. He didn't like their uniforms.

Answer: He feared their ambitions and potential betrayal.

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What did a peasant named Peter Bartholomew claim to have found during the siege of Antioch?

Choices

  1. A treasure chest.
  2. The Holy Lance. ✓
  3. A map to a secret tunnel.
  4. A new type of weapon.

Answer: The Holy Lance.

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Why did Godfrey of Bouillon refuse to be crowned king of Jerusalem?

Choices

  1. He wanted to be a farmer instead.
  2. He thought the crown was too heavy.
  3. He would not wear a crown of gold where Christ wore a crown of thorns. ✓
  4. He believed kings should wear hats, not crowns.

Answer: He would not wear a crown of gold where Christ wore a crown of thorns.

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What was a long-lasting effect of the Crusades in the Middle East?

Choices

  1. Everyone forgot about them very quickly.
  2. Trade routes between East and West expanded. ✓
  3. People stopped traveling to new places.
  4. All the Crusader states are still there today.

Answer: Trade routes between East and West expanded.

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