Chaper 10

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How many years passed from the first serious Muslim threat to Constantinople until the city finally fell to Muslim conquerors?

Answer: 358 years (from 1095 when Seljuk Turks were 100 miles away to 1453, the Fall of Constantinople)

What was the worry Christians had as a result of the event in the headline below? Seljuk Turks Take Jerusalem! Dateline: Palestine 1076

Answer: Christians could no longer travel safely to the Holy Land.

What do the products listed below have in common? • cotton • melons • apricots • pepper

Answer: Crusaders brought them back to Europe from the Middle East.

How did Salah al-Din change conditions in the Middle East?

Answer: He re-conquered most of Palestine, united Muslims with his leadership

. Why is Jerusalem holy to Muslims?

Answer: Muhammad rose to heaven there.

Which group conquered the Byzantine Empire?

Answer: Ottomans

What was the location of the Reconquista?

Answer: Spain / Iberian Peninsula

What event in 1095 led Pope Urban II to call Christians to a religious war?

Answer: The Byzantine emperor asked for help when Seljuk Turks invaded.

Which other event on the timeline occurred during the last group of Crusades?

Answer: The Jews were expelled from England.

What was one long-term result of the Mongol conquest of Muslim lands?

Answer: The Mongols converted to Islam.

Which statement describes the effect of the Crusades on Jews?

Answer: They were persecuted throughout Europe.

How did the Crusades make European monarchs stronger?

Answer: by taking nobles away to fight

The Mughal Empire carried Islam to

Answer: most of India.

Unlike the first three Crusades, some later Crusades were primarily movements of what kinds of people?

Answer: poor people and children.

Ferdinand and Isabella of Spain used the Inquisition against Muslims and Jews who had become Christian. What did it accuse them of doing?

Answer: practicing their old religion

What did Muslims lose as a result of the Reconquista?

Answer: their land in Spain

What was the overall purpose of the Christians in the Crusades?

Answer: to gain control of Palestine

Who set up Christian Crusader kingdoms in Palestine and Syria in the early 1100s?

Answer: winners of the First Crusade

Genghis Khan's successors fought with Muslims in the Middle East. Which events on the timeline show a success and a failure of theirs in this conflict?

Success of Genghis Khan's successors: Event: Success: Mongols destroy Baghdad, Date: 1258 Failure of Genghis Khan's successors: Event: Failure: Mongols stopped by Mamluks in Palestine Date: 1260


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