The Crusades: causes, journeys and what changed in trade and ideas

Grade 7 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence

Circle the best answer.

1. 1.

   Ari's chain has a blank: what happened between the Turks' advance and the pope's call?

   • The pope crowned a new emperor to rule in the East
   • The Turks asked the pope to send pilgrims
   • The Byzantine emperor asked the West for help
   • The Crusaders took Jerusalem from its rulers
2. 2.

   Bo's chain has a blank: what happened between Constantinople and Jerusalem?

   • They crossed Asia Minor, taking Nicaea and Antioch
   • They sailed straight from Venice to the coast near Jerusalem
   • They set up four Crusader states along the coast
   • They took Jerusalem in 1096, on the way to Antioch
4. 3.

   By the chain, what did followers believe the council's indulgence would do, Jun asks?

   • Give each marcher land in the East
   • Pay each marcher in gold before leaving
   • Surely wipe away their sins, as a proven result
   • Free them from penance for their sins
5. 4.

   Where does the name Crusader come from, by the note, Luz asks?

   Use the picture in question 3.

   • The town where the council met
   • The cross the marchers wore
   • A name the Turks gave the marchers
   • A word for soldiers who sailed by sea
7. 5.

   By the note, what did Muslims in the East call the Crusaders, and why, Milo asks?

   • Turks, since they crossed Asia Minor
   • Romans, since they came from the city of Rome
   • Pilgrims, since each one was a monk
   • Franks, since most of them spoke French
8. 6.

   Which happened first, by the road chain, Noah asks?

   Use the picture in question 5.

   • Armies gathered in Europe in 1096
   • Four Crusader states were set up along the coast
   • Antioch was taken in 1098
   • Jerusalem was taken in July 1099
9. 7.

   Which two effects came from the pope's call, by the chain, Pia asks?

   • Just one effect: the cross on their clothes
   • The Turks' advance, and the emperor's request
   • The cross on their clothes, and the indulgence
   • Jerusalem's capture, and the four Crusader states
10. 8.

    When did the Crusaders take Jerusalem, by the chain, Ren asks?

    • July 15, 1099
    • In 1096
    • June 1099, when they arrived
    • In 1098
11. 9.

    Why do historians not know Urban's exact words, Tala asks?

    • The accounts were written years after the council
    • The speech was given in Jerusalem, far from writers
    • Urban gave no speech of any kind at Clermont
    • Emperor Alexius wrote the speech down word for word
12. 10.

    What does the note say about Jerusalem's people in 1099, Esme asks?

    • Exactly 1,000 people lost their lives
    • They had left the city well before the Crusaders came
    • The sources agree that the city's people were unharmed
    • Many lost their lives; sources differ on how many