Medieval Europe, 9/e

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The Central Middle Ages: Reform, Revival, and Expansion

Conquests, Crusades and Persecutions

Essay Quiz


1		What was the Spanish "Reconquest"?



2		Why is the word "Reconquest" problematic?



3		How did it contribute to the intellectual reawakening taking place in Europe?



4		What were Pope Urban's motives for calling for the first crusade?



5		What were the needs and motives of the West that led to the Crusades? What were the responses to Pope Urban II's call?



6		How did crusader states fare over the course of the 12^th century? Why was Saladin a crucial figure in the fate of these states?



7		Review the Crusades. Why did the crusaders go to the Holy Land, and what did they accomplish?



8		What criticisms of the church did the Waldensians make?



9		Who were the Albigensians and why were they targeted by a crusade?



10		What was the Inquisition? What techniques did the generals use to extract confessions from the accused?



11		What were the advantages of being a Jew in the Middle Ages? In other words, why given the huge social violence directed against them did Jews not simply convert to Islam and/or Christianity?

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