crusades homework test

Question 1

when and what was the great schism

Answer 1

1054, when the orthadox and catholic churches split

Question 2

when was the battle of manzikert and what happened`

Answer 2

1071, the slejuk turks beat the byzantine empire

Question 3

when did pope urban II calll the first crusade

Answer 3

1095

Question 4

what did doing penance involve

Answer 4

confessing sin and being granted forgiveness in return for doing certain acts (eg special prayers, good works, pilgrimage, hair shirt) to show a genuine desire for the cleansing of the soul

Question 5

what was a pilgrimage

Answer 5

journey made for religious reasons,, usually to a place of religious significance eg Jerusalem, Canterbury

Question 6

what does enfeoff mean

Answer 6

act of granting land from the king or a noblem to a knight. the “enfeoffed” knight swore an oath to serve his lord in return for the land

Question 7

what was the byzantine empire

Answer 7

greek speaking eastern half of the roman empire, which followed orthadox christianity

Question 8

what was the holy roman empire

Answer 8

aka german empire, it was the area of land covering modern Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Northern Italy and Eastern France. its different parts were ruled by many lords who all owed alligance (were enfeoffed) to the Holy Roman or German Emperor.

Question 9

what did the muslim world include in 1095

Answer 9

Middle east, asia minor, north africa and the south of Spain and Portugal (the Iberian peninsula)

Question 10

what was the papacy

Answer 10

office of the pope, leader of the Latin (Roman) Catholic church