SAT II World History : European Impact of the Crusades
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Example Question #1 : European Impact Of The Crusades
What advantage did the Crusades offer to European kings?
preserved the peace by ridding their lands of quarrelsome young nobles
allowed them an opportunity to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of Protestantism in their domains to the Pope
offered an influx of wealth and historical treasures from the Holy Land
gave them additional territory in Asia Minor to establish settlements and colonies
All of the other answers are correct.
preserved the peace by ridding their lands of quarrelsome young nobles
The kings of Europe, even those unconcerned with the "spiritual gains" to be made through the Crusades, were generally in support of them. That is because the Crusades offered no direct threat to their power and meant that many of the young, quarrelsome nobles, who would otherwise engage themselves in costly wars in Europe, were sent away.
Example Question #1 : European Impact Of The Crusades
Which of the following negative consequences occurred in Europe as a result of the Crusades?
Economic stagnation in France, Spain, and the German states
Increased persecution of Protestants
Decreased wages for the lower classes
Loss of historical treasures
Increased persecution of Jews
Increased persecution of Jews
The Crusades negatively affected European society because they led directly to an increased persecution of the Jewish population of most European countries. The idea that young Christians should be dying in religious wars to liberate the Holy Land while the "enemies of Christ" continued to live among Christian societies was abhorrent to many, and pogroms and other massacres and persecutions of Jewish people increased in regularity.
Example Question #2 : European Impact Of The Crusades
Which of these European kings was NOT involved in the Third Crusade?
Phillip II of France
Richard the Lionheart
Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
Each of these kings was involved in the Third Crusade.
Leopold V of Austria
Each of these kings was involved in the Third Crusade.
The Third Crusade was waged from 1189 to 1192 and was an important part of the centuries-long attempt by Christian Europe to retake the Holy Land of Jerusalem from the Islamic Kingdoms. The Third Crusade was somewhat successful, although it failed in its main goal of retaking Jerusalem. It is sometimes called the "King's Crusade" because it was led by various kings of Europe, including Richard the Lionheart of England, Phillip II of France, Emperor Frederick Barbarossa of Germany, and Leopold V of Austria.
Example Question #3 : European Impact Of The Crusades
Which of these was NOT a notable consequence of the Crusades in Europe?
Technological advancement spurred on by increased knowledge acquired from the Islamic world
Growth of the power of the church
An increase in trade and the wealth of the Italian city states
Growth of the European middle class
An increase in religious tolerance
An increase in religious tolerance
The Crusades led directly to all of these consequences except an increase in religious tolerance in Europe. Rather, the Crusades contributed to a growth of religious intolerance (particularly against Jewish people) in Medieval Europe. The Crusades led to a growth of the European middle class because so many landed nobles and aristocrats perished in the efforts to retake the Holy Land; they left a power vacuum that was filled by the middle class, which had grown wealthy from the increase in trade caused by the same endeavor. The authority of the church also increased as Christendom became somewhat united behind one goal. Finally, technological innovation was encouraged in Europe by the returning knights who brought with them ideas and mathematical theories developed in the Islamic world.
Example Question #4 : European Impact Of The Crusades
On his return from the Holy Land following the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart was captured in __________ and held for ransom by __________.
Vienna . . . the Holy Roman Emperor
Lyon . . . the King of France
Calais . . . his brother John, the King of England
Paris . . . the King of France
Prague . . . the Holy Roman Emperor
Vienna . . . the Holy Roman Emperor
On his return from the Holy Land, Richard the Lionheart was captured by his longtime rival Henry VI, the Holy Roman Emperor, in the city of Vienna. He was held for ransom by the Emperor which was eventually paid by an extreme tax on the English people. Richard returned to England briefly before departing to fight a series of wars against the French during one of which he was killed.
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