Crusades Medieval Towns Hundred Years’ War The Catholic Church Final Jeopardy

10 What were the Crusades? Answer

Holy wars

20 Answer How many major Crusades were there?

9

30 Answer Why were the Crusades the major turning point for Europe?

It brought Europe out of the Dark Ages.

40 Answer In 1095 the Byzantine Emperor asked the Pope for help in fighting what group?

Seljuk Turks

50 Answer Who called for the 1 st Crusade?

Pope Urban II

60 Answer Name 3 reasons why western Europeans chose to go on a Crusade.

Knights-use their skills & get loot Peasants- to escape & gain freedom Pope promised salvation Adventure & travel

70 Answer How many Crusaders left Europe on the 1 st Crusade?

30,000

80 Answer Who gained control of the Holy Land in the 1 st Crusade?

Crusaders/Europeans

90 Answer During the 3 rd Crusade, what Arab Muslim leader brought the Muslims together & was able to strike fear into the Crusaders?

Saladin

100 Answer Which Crusade leader negotiated a treaty with Saladin allowing Jews and Christians to visit Jerusalem?

Richard I of England “Richard the Lionheart”

10 Answer In medieval towns, the buildings were mostly constructed of what?

Wood- causing fire

20 Answer What was the largest building in a medieval town and why?

Church, showing the power of the Catholic Church

30 Answer What sort of sanitation did medieval towns have?

NONE! It stunk!

40 Answer The Black Plague spread throughout Europe killing what fraction of the population?

1/3

50 Answer Why were banks established?

Ways to exchange currency

60 Answer What were Craft Guilds and what did they do?

Organizations to regulate the work of artisans; set prices & wages, eliminated competition

70 Answer In a Craft Guild, at what stage is the worker not paid?

Apprentice

80 Answer Who made up the middle class?

Bankers, merchants, artisans

90 Answer Which Italian cities became centers of Mediterranean trade?

Venice, Genoa, Pisa

100 Answer Which town became the center for the cloth trade in northern Europe?

Flanders

10 Answer How long did the Hundred Years’ War last?

116 years

20 Answer What two countries fought during the Hundred Years’ War?

England vs. France

30 Answer The causes of the Hundred Years’ War go back to what year?

1066- William of Normandy

40 Answer In 1328 the French king died with no heir, what two men lay claim to the throne?

King Edward III of England Philip of Valois

50 Answer The Battle of Crecy and the Battle of Agincourt both occurred in what country?

France

60 Answer Who won the battles of Crecy and Agincourt and why?

English; longbow

70 Answer Who is the “savior” which the French receive?

Joan of Arc

80 Answer What is special about Joan of Arc?

She thinks God speaks to her

90 Answer Does Joan successfully drive out the English?

YES!

100 Answer What happens to Joan?

Sold to the English; burned at the stake

10 Answer In what city does the Pope reside?

Rome

20 Answer Why is the Pope so powerful?

The people want to go to heaven The Church is rich

30 Answer What is the Babylonian Captivity?

Papal court moved to France

40 Answer In what language was all Church literature written?

Latin

50 Answer What was the Great Schism?

More than one pope; at one point, there were 3

60 Answer What were indulgences?

Papers that claimed your sin was forgiven; sold by the Catholic Church

70 Answer What is simony?

Selling Church offices

80 Answer What did priest begin using Church money for?

Lavish lifestyles

90 Answer Who translated the Bible into English?

John Wycliffe

100 Answer Who translated the Bible into Czech language and was burned at the stake?

Jan Hus

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