Question | Answer |
What are the 3 main religious groups? | Jerusalem |
What was Jerusalem to these cities? | Their Holy Lands |
What was Jerusalem to the Christians? | where Jesus was crucified and ascended into heaven |
What was Jerusalem to the Muslims? | The place where Mohammed ascended into heaven |
Whats Jerusalem to the Jews? | The sight of the ancient temple built by Soloman |
When did the Arabs take control of of the city? | 600 A.D. |
When did the First crusade start? | around 1095 |
what was the problem in the First Crusade? | The Arabs took control of Jerusalem |
What was the solution to stop this? | Pope Urban II called for a crusade to retake Jerusalem |
what's a crusade? | a volunteer army whose goal is to retake something |
What was the crusade a chance for the knights to do? | to improve their fighting skills |
What was the crusade a chance for the peasants to do? | to escape from the feudal system |
What did Pope Urban II say about if you fought in the crusade? | he said that if you fought in the crusade and died, you were going to heaven |
What was the general sign for the crusades? | a red cross |
when did the first crusade end? | about 1097 |
what were the results of the first crusade? | The Christians were sucessful in recapturing the Holy Lands |
how long was it before the Muslims captured it again? | only about 50 yrs |
When was the 2nd crusade? | 1147-1149 |
When was the 3rd crusade? | 1189-1192 |
when was the 4th crusade? | 1202-1204 |