STUDIES
1. On an outline map indicate Europe and the Mediterranean lands by religions, about 1095 A.D.
2. On an outline map indicate the routes of the First and the Third Crusades.
3. Locate on the map the following places: Clermont; Acre; Antioch; Zara; Edessa; and Damascus.
4. Identify the following dates: 1204 A.D.; 1095 A.D.; 1096 A.D.; 1291 A.D.
5. Write a short essay describing the imaginary experiences of a crusader to the Holy Land.
6. Mention some instances which illustrate the religious enthusiasm of the crusaders.
7. Compare the Mohammedan pilgrimage to Mecca with the pilgrimages of Christians to Jerusalem in the Middle Ages.
8. Compare the Christian crusade with the Mohammedan jihad, or holy war.
9. How did the expression, a "red-cross knight," arise?
10. Why is the Second Crusade often called "St. Bernard's Crusade"?
11. Why has the Third Crusade been called "the most interesting international expedition of the Middle Ages"?
12. Would the crusaders in 1204 A.D. have attacked Constantinople, if the schism of 1054 A.D. had not occurred?
13. "Mixture, or at least contact of races, is essential to progress." How do the crusades illustrate the truth of this statement?
14. Were the crusades the only means by which western Europe was brought in contact with Moslem civilization?