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Exit Ticket: The Crusades

  1. Which of the following best describes the importance of Jerusalem?
  2. Jerusalem was a city that served as a major trading center in the Mediterranean region.
  3. Jerusalem was the holy city of the Muslim Turks, and also served as their government capital.
  4. Different religious groups such as Christians, Muslims, and Jews viewed Jerusalem as the holy land.
  5. Jerusalem was the birthplace of Christianity.
  1. Which of the following most accurately explains the Crusades?
  2. A war between Christians and Muslims over an area of land that both religions claimed as sacred.
  3. A war between Europeans and Asians over the trading of goods and resources along various trade routes between both continents.
  4. A war between Catholics and other Christians over the authority and power of the Pope.
  5. A war between the serfs and lords over the unfair treatment of members in the lower class.

“To us Jerusalem is as precious… as it is to you, because it is the place from where our Prophet Muhammad made his journey by night to heaven… Do not dream that we shall so effortlessly bestow it to you.”
- King Saladin (Arab Muslim Leader)
  1. Based on the document above, which of the following is true?
  2. The Muslims were willing to share the city of Jerusalem with both Christians and Jews.
  3. Christians were determined to conquer the city of Jerusalem and kill Muslim enemies.
  4. Muslims were unwilling to give up the city of Jerusalem.
  5. King Saladin had an unprecedented feeling of hatred towards opposing religious groups.
  1. Which of the following was one effect of the Crusades on Western Europe?
  2. Feudalism became a stronger institution.
  3. Christians and Muslims united.
  4. Wealth Europeans began to demand eastern goods.
  5. The economy suffered because trade between western and eastern peoples was no longer possible.

"All who die by the way, whether by land or by sea, or in battle against the pagans [non-Christians], shall have immediate remission [forgiveness] of sins. This I grant them through the power of God with which I am invested. O what a disgrace if such a despised [hated] and base race, which worships demons, should conquer a people which has the faith of omnipotent [all-powerful] God and is made glorious with the name of Christ! With what reproaches [criticisms] will the Lord overwhelm us if you do not aid those who, with us, profess the Christian religion! Let those who have been accustomed unjustly to wage private warfare against the faithful now go against the infidels [unbelievers] and end with victory this war, which should have been begun long ago.
- Pope Urban II
  1. According to the speaker, how would Europeans who lose their lives in the crusade or holy war be rewarded? ______
  1. How does the speaker contrast the crusaders with their enemies? ______