W13

Question 1

In what language was Mass told?

Answer 1

Latin

Question 2

What is the name of the building housing a religious order of monks?

Answer 2

Monastery

Question 3

What vows did monks have to make?

Answer 3

Poverty, chastity, obedience.

Question 4

Who called for the First Crusade?

Answer 4

Pope Urban II

Question 5

Why was the Crusades called?

Answer 5

To recapture Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks who had seized control of the Holy Land and were attacking Christian Pilgrims.

Question 6

When did the Muslims conquer the Holy Land?

Answer 6

638

Question 7

Why was Jerusalem holy to the Christians?

Answer 7

Jesus died and was resurrected in Jerusalem and the Church of the Holy Sepulchre was built on the site of the resurrection.

Question 8

What religion was the Byzantine Empire?

Answer 8

Eastern Orthodox Church

Question 9

Why have historians described going on Crusade as a pilgrimage?

Answer 9

Much like a pilgrimage, Crusading was seen as a holy act of worship rather than one of war.