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 Crusaders took Jerusalem from its rulers
   • The Turks asked the pope to send pilgrims
   • The Byzantine emperor asked the West for help
2. 2.

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

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

   Kira's chain has a blank: what did those who agreed to go wear?

   • A cross that kept them safe from any harm
   • A cross sewn on their clothes
   • A badge given out by Emperor Alexius
   • A crown to show that each was a noble
5. 4.

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

   • Pay each marcher in gold before leaving
   • Surely wipe away their sins, as a proven result
   • Free them from penance for their sins
   • Give each marcher land in the East
6. 5.

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

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • A name the Turks gave the marchers
   • The cross the marchers wore
   • A word for soldiers who sailed by sea
   • The town where the council met
7. 6.

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

   Use the picture in question 4.

   • Jerusalem's capture, and the four Crusader states
   • The Turks' advance, and the emperor's request
   • The cross on their clothes, and the indulgence
   • Just one effect: the cross on their clothes
8. 7.

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

   • In 1096
   • July 15, 1099
   • In 1098
   • June 1099, when they arrived
9. 8.

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

   • The accounts were written years after the council
   • Emperor Alexius wrote the speech down word for word
   • The speech was given in Jerusalem, far from writers
   • Urban gave no speech of any kind at Clermont
11. 9.

    Who called the Crusaders Franks, by the note, Zee asks?

    • The Byzantine emperor
    • Muslims in the East
    • Pope Urban II
    • The Crusaders' own kings
12. 10.

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

    Use the picture in question 9.

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