European JeopardyThe

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Final Jeopardy

$100 Question

Name the holy city which the Crusaders were fighting to take back.

For an additional 200 points: what was the name of the holy land where this city was located.

$100 Answer

Jerusalem; Palestine

$200 Question

What three religions consider Jerusalem there “Holy Land?”

$200 Answer

Muslims, Christians, Jews

$300 Question

This pope ordered the Christian Crusaders to take back the holy city, he was leader of the Catholic Church at the time.

$300 Answer

Pope Urban II

$400 Question

This Muslim Leader lead Muslims to retake Jerusalem after the first Crusade.

$400 Answer

Saladin

$500 Question

Name 3 “luxury” items which Crusaders brought back with them from the Middle East

300 Bonus: Europeans learned what 2 major technological advancements from the Muslims.

$500 Answer

Sugar, silk, spices, art, literature

Bonus: Use of compass (navigation)& Building better ships

$100 Question

Europe is a portion of land surrounded by water on 3 sides; this is called a what?

$100 Answer

Peninsula

$200 QuestionThe highest mountain range in Europe which runs through 7 countries.

For 100 bonus points: what is the highest peak?

$200 Answer

The Alps; Mount Blanc

$300 Question

This peninsula includes the countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland.

$300 Answer

Scandinavian

$400 Question

Europe is part of a greater landmass, which includes Asia and Europe. Name the landmass.

$400 Answer

Eurasia

$500 Question

This is the longest river in Europe; located in Russia 11 of it’s 20 largest cities are located on it

$500 Answer

Volga River

$100 Question

This was a system of power during the Middle Ages in which kings/queens had the most power and serfs had the least.

$100 Answer

Feudalism

$200 Question

Born a French peasant, she went on to lead the French Army to victory over the British.

Additional 200 points: What was the name of the battle?

$200 Answer

Joan of Arc; the Hundred Years’ War

$300 Question

He was the King of England who lead the Crusaders to Palestine to retake Jerusalem during the first crusade.

$300 Answer

King Richard the Lionheart

$400 Question

This man was the forced to sign the Magna Carta in 1215 under the threat of war from nobles.

$400 Answer

King John

$500 Question

This was the nickname for The Bubonic Plague, which was a disease transmitted by rats that wiped out nearly 1/3rd of Europe’s population during the Middle Ages.

$500 Answer

The Black Death

$100 Question

This is a community that shares a government and sometimes a common language and culture.

$100 Answer

Nation

$200 Question

This was an agreement between the King of England and his nobles/clergy, which limited the Kings power.

$200 Answer

Magna Carta

$300 Question

These were large estates, ruled by lord’s, which included a village and farmlands.

$300 Answer

Manors

$400 Question

This was the council that advised the English king in government matters.

$400 Answer

Parliament

$500 Question

This is the period between ancient and modern times.

$500 Answer

Middle Ages

$100 Question

These several military expeditions between 1095-1272 supported by the Catholic Church to take back the Holy Land

$100 Answer

The Crusades

$200 Question

This to expel someone from the Catholic Church.

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Excommunicate

$300 Question

This mountain range forms a natural border between Europe and Asia; it’s located in Russia.

$300 Answer

Ural Mountains

$400 Question

This peninsula, located in South Western Europe, includes Spain and Portugal.

$400 Answer

Iberian Peninsula

$500 Question

This river, which starts in the Swiss Alps, is the busiest for transporting goods in Europe, but it is not one of the top three longest.

$500 Answer

Rhine River

Final Jeopardy

List three ways that the Crusades changed Europe?

Final Jeopardy Answer

1)New technology2) Broke down the

Feudal System3) Brought back luxary

goods- spices, silk, etc.4)Helped create cities