Aamir Mahmood

The Early Crusades MCQs 1. The _________ were a warrior race which had converted to Islam a. Persians b. Turks c. Syrians d. Seljuk turks 2. The Romans scattered the Jews all over the empire after the rebellion in AD: a. 135 b. 132 c. 130 d. 128 3. The great castle at Antioch was captured in AD: a. 1095 b. 1096 c. 1091 d. 1098 4. ___________ was the king of Syria. a. Shirkuh b. Nur-ed-din c. Peter the Hermit d. Walter the Penniless 5. Salahuddin captured Syria in AD; a. 1175 b. 1174 c. 1169 d. 1165 6. Salahuddin reconquered Jerusalem in AD: a. 1188 b. 1144 c. 1155 d. 1177 7. Pope Urban II called a conference in AD: a. 1095 b. 1097 c. 1099 d. 1096 8. In the Second Crusade, the Turks captured: a. Edessa b. Damascus c. Antioch d. Tyre 9. The ________ Sea was on the western side of the Latin Kingdom. a. Red b. Caspian c. Mediterranean d. Black 10. The Muslim world was in a crisis in the century AD a. 9th b. 11th c. 13th d. 15th The Later Crusades MCQs 1. King Richard was given the title of _____________ for his bravery. a. Redbeard b. Lionheart c. Braveheart d. Lion 2. Frederick Barbarossa set off for the Holy Land in _____________. a. 1187 b. 1188 c. 1189 d. 1190 3. King Philip and King Richard set off for the Holy Land in __________. a. 1189 b. 1190 c. 1191 d. 1192 4. The fortress at Acre was surrounded by the Crusaders for _____ years. a. five b. three c. two d. six 5. Richard defeated the Turks at the battle of______________. a. Acre b. Arsuf c. Cyprus d. Jaffa 6. In the Third Crusade, Frederick Barbarossa represented_________. a. England b. Germany c. France d. Jerusalem 7. King Richard had ordered a massacre of _________ Muslim defenders of Acre. a. 2000 b. 5000 c. 3000 d. 4000 8. King Richard and Salahuddin signed a treaty in _________. a. 1189 b. 1190 c. 1191 d. 1192 9. King Richard was captured by the Duke of _______ on his return journey to England. a. Poland b. Greece c. Austria d. Australia 10. In the Sixth Crusade, the holy cities were given to the Christians for ____ years. a. 12 b. 8 c. 6 d. 10 Effects of the Crusades MCQs 1. In the __________th century, much of Europe was still half barbarian. a. 10 b. 11 c. 12 d. 13 2. The ports at the eastern end of the _________ Sea became very prosperous. a. Red b. Mediterranean c. Black d. Caspian 3. The Silk road was controlled by the: a. Crusaders b. Muslims c. Nobles d. Traders 4. In Europe, the chief trading towns were in northern Italy and southern: a. Greece b. Spain c. France d. Germany 5. _______ replaced the older practice of bartering. a. trade b. money c. gold coins d. banking 6. The Polos travelled across _______ due to the knowledge of lands far the east. a. England b. Germany c. France d. Asia 7. The most important result of the Crusades was the growth of: a. feudalism b. perfumes c. trade d. dried fruits 8. ___________ numbers speeded up accounting. a. Roman b. Greek c. Arabic d. Spanish 9. As feudalism weakened, there was more freedom for ________ to move to towns. a. nobles b. knights c. peasants d. chief nobles 10. Better sails and rudders on ships made _______ goods safer and quicker. a. transporting b. trading c. storing d. insurance