Year 7
Year 7

The journey of the First Crusade

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about the difficulties faced by different Crusaders as they made their way to the Holy Land, and just how close to disaster they came.

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5 Questions

Q1.
Alexios I was the Emperor of whom?
Orthodox Christians
Correct answer: the Byzantines
The French
the Seljuq Turks
Q2.
Apart from protecting Constantinople, where did Pope Urban II want European knights to go and to take back?
Correct answer: Jerusalem
Manzikert
Rome
Sicily
Q3.
Who attended the Council of Clermont?
Correct answer: Important Church figures and some nobles from around Europe
Knights and soldiers that he wanted to persuade to go on Crusade
The Byzantine Emperor and his advisors
The Monarchs of different European states
Q4.
What did Urban II promise to all those who went on the Crusade?
That he would pay for the Crusade
Correct answer: That their sins would be forgiven and they would go to heaven
That they could take their families
That they would get land and wealth back in Europe
Q5.
What is meant by Deus Vult, which was shouted by the Crusaders at the end of Urban's speech?
For the Pope!
Correct answer: God Wills It!
Let's Go!
To Jerusalem!

5 Questions

Q1.
Who led the People's Crusade which ended up being defeated by the Seljuk Turks?
Alexios I
Bohemond of Taranto
Correct answer: Peter the Hermit
Urban II
Q2.
What religious group was attacked in parts of Germany by misguided Crusaders?
Correct answer: Jewish people
Muslims
Orthodox Christians
Pagans
Q3.
What did Emperor Alexios I demand from the noble leaders that went through Constantinople?
Gold
Horses
Hostages
Correct answer: Oaths of fealty
Q4.
How were the Crusaders able to break the siege of Antioch and get inside the city?
Correct answer: A guard in a tower was bribed to let them in
The gates were set on fire
They used battering rams against the gates
They used towers to climb over the walls
Q5.
What was apparently discovered in Antioch which gave the Crusaders renewed belief that God was on their side?
A piece of the true cross
A stockpile of weapons
Gold
Correct answer: The Holy Lance