7.5 The Crusades and the Fall of Constantinople Flashcards
legacy
an enduring contribution
plunder
to steal goods as part of a military operation
How did Pope Urban encourage Christians to participate in the First Crusade?
He promised them the forgiveness of their sins.
What was the result of the Second Crusade?
Two Crusader armies were destroyed; the Muslim leader Saladin captured Jerusalem
7) Select TWO results of the Third Crusade.
Richard the Lion-Hearted negotiated a way for Christians to visit Jerusalem.
The Crusaders failed to recapture Jerusalem.
9) Select TWO facts about the Children’s Crusade.
A young boy had a vision that the Mediterranean Se would part.
Many of the children were lost at sea or enslaved after the vision failed to happen.
What date is generally accepted as the end of the Middle Ages?
1453 - the fall of Constantinople
Beginning in 1347 a terrible plague known as the Black Death swept across Europe. It was also known as the Bubonic Plague or the Black Plague. It is believed to have been originated in Asia. Merchant ships carrying infected rats or fleas brought it to Europe. The disease spread quickly. By some estimates, about half the population of Europe died.
“…hardly any neighbor troubled about others . . . such terror was struck into the hearts…that brother abandoned brother . . . and very often the wife her husband. What is even worse and nearly incredible is that fathers and mothers refused to see and tend their children, as if they had not been theirs.”
What TWO event led to the First Crusade?
The Islamic threat to Constantinople caused the emperor to appeal to the west for help.
The Seljuk Turks took control of Palestine and prevented Christian pilgrimages to Jerusalem.
What was the stated goal of the Crusades?
to end Muslim control of the Holy Land
What was the result of the First Crusade?
The Crusaders captured Jerusalem and established four Crusader states.
TWO facts about the Fourth Crusade.
- The Crusaders never reached Jerusalem after failing to pay transportation fees.
- The Crusaders sacked and plundered Constantinople.
FOUR consequences of the Crusades.
1) The loss of wealth contributed to the end of the feudal system.
2) Trade increased between Europe and the Middle East.
3) The Crusaders contributed to the eventual fall of Constantinople.
4) Distrust between Christians and Muslims increased.
THREE ways that the Black Death affected Europe.
1) It created a labor shortage contributing to the end of the feudal system.
2) It led to growing distrust of the Roman Catholic Church.
3) It killed about half the population of Europe.
