Year 7
Year 7

Christians under Saladin's rule

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discover how the Muslim leader Saladin was able to take control of the crusader states. We will also make a judgement on whether Saladin was overall merciful or merciless, and how this affected who lived in the crusader states.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Why did the Franks continue to go to war?
because they wanted to provoke a rebellion
Correct answer: to increase their power
to test their new weapons
Q2.
What happened to Muslim prayer?
it was abolished and banned
it was made illegal
Correct answer: mostly people could continue with prayer
Q3.
What happened to Muslim buildings?
Correct answer: most stayed the same
they were closed
they were shut and boarded up
Q4.
According to Hamilton, the crusader states were made up of which religion as a majority?
Correct answer: Christians
Jews
Muslims

5 Questions

Q1.
During the Crusades, what were the Muslims called by the Christian groups?
Franks
Israelites
Mongols
Correct answer: Saracens
Q2.
What does the word 'merciful' mean?
Correct answer: Kind
Religious
Ruthless
Violent
Q3.
What did Saladin do to the Christian places of worship?
burned them all
closed them all
Correct answer: converted some of them to Mosques
converted them all to synagogues
Q4.
When Saladin conquered Crusader states. how many days were Crusaders given to pay their ransom?
30 days
Correct answer: 40 days
50 days
60 days
Q5.
Which group helped to finally expel (get rid of) the Franks from the Holy Land?
The Byzantine Empire
The Holy Roman Empire
Correct answer: The Mamluks
The Mongols