2) The period known as The Crusades could best be described as: 10/03/2017 1) True or False: The period known as The Crusades, which began in 1096, was an attempt by the Pope and Western European kings to reach a peaceful alliance with Muslims living in Jerusalem. 2) The period known as The Crusades could best be described as: A) 8 separate and largely unsuccessful attempts by Western Europe to re-capture Jerusalem B) An opportunity for young men in Western Europe to seek wealth and property C) A sort of Christian “Holy War” fully sanctioned and supported by “The Church” D) All of the above True or false? Two major agricultural improvements introduced to Europe towards the end of the Medieval period included horse-power and 3-field crop rotation. 4) One of the most dramatic changes to Medieval society was: A) A great expansion of the feudal system towards the end of the Medieval period B) The growing irrelevance and eventual extinction of trade guilds C) The beginning of a population shift from rural, agricultural life toward urban, wage-based labor D) None of the above