The Crusade

Question 1

How did the crusades begin?

Answer 1

Pope Urban called Christians the recapture the Holy Land.

Question 2

When were the crusades?

Answer 2

The crusades were in a time period from 1095 - 1291.

Question 3

What were the crusades?

Answer 3

The crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims to control the Holy Land.

Question 4

Where were the crusades?

Answer 4

The war was located in the Middle East. It included the Holy Roman Empire encompassed by Germany, northern Italy and France.

Question 5

What were the aims of the crusade?

Answer 5

The aims of the crusade was for the Christians the retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.

Question 6

How many Crusades were there?

Answer 6

There are 8 crusades.

Question 7

Summarise the crusade.

Answer 7

• pope urban gathered Catholics to take back the holy land in 1095
• a bishop offered to lead this group and they were off to war.
• they fought the Muslims to take their land
• 2 - 6 million were killed in this war
• there were 8 crusades and it lasted to 1291