B21HS01AN - HISTORY OF BRITAIN I B2U3 (Q&A)

BLOCK - 2

FEUDALISM AND RISE OF URBAN CENTRES

UNIT - 3

CRUSADES

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. When did pope urban second call on western Christians to aid their eastern Christian brethren?

Ans.1095

2. When did the crusader army begin the arduos journey from Europe to Constantinople?

Ans.1096

3. What was the crusaders great prize during the first crusade?

Ans.capturing of Jerusalem in the year 1099

4. What was the time period of the first crusade?

Ans.1095-1099CE

5. In which cruise said did England first join?

Ans.third crusade

6. When did saladin in conquer Jerusalem?

Ans.october 2,1187

7. Who was regarded as the greatest crusader king

Ans.Richard 1

8. Who became the French monarch after King John's death?

Ans.charles 5 th

9. Who defeated the Yourkish King Richard 3rd during the civil war?

Ans.Henry Tudor

10. When did the hundred years war end?

Ans.1453

1. What are the major impact of hundred years war

Ans. England suffered a decline in trade especially wool and gascan wine. The war also witnessed developments in weapon technology such as canons and English langbow English common people suffered a lot during war time the monarchs imposed heavy taxes to meet the war expenses especially under Richard second English patience revolt in 1381 during Richard seconds administration was the direct impact of heavy taxes imposed at the time of hundred years war the most obvious result of the hundred years war was that both France and England where determined to avoid a revival of such a conflict in which both sides wasted their man power and resources without much benefit.

The English defeat in the hundred years war seems to be a blessing in really in England rulers and their population like eagerly turned their energy's to other projects England turned her attention to becoming a sea power and give up her attends at expansion on the continent in the course of time England become a great navel and colonial power England's control overseas and international trade expendied at great length in the forth coming centuries.

2. What are the results of the crusades

Ans. The crusades kept Europe tumultuous for two centuries. It resulted in the death of a lot people some estimate their loss of life at a minimum of 1 million over the two centuries the cruises affected English society in many ways the exhortation of holy war by the pope and a great influence on the people from the third crsade onwards most English people from kings to serfs actually participated in the war to meet the war expenses English monarchs collected special taxes from the subjects one such that realised during the time of Henry second was called saladin tithe.

The crusades had an unfavourable impact on feudalism the crusades helped to undermine feudalism 1000 of barons and knights sold their lands in order to race money for going on the crusading expenditure thousands of feudal lords were killed in the crusade and their estates where confiscated by the crown there declared in both numbers and influence caused the growth of royal authority and power all these contributed to the decline of feudalism in England. One of the most important effects of the crusades was on Trade and commerce the crusades create a constant demand for the transportation of men and supplies it encourages ship building and extended the market for eastern goods in Europe.

The influence of the crusades on the intellectual development of Europe was also very important the east at the time of the middle ages surfaced the west in civilization the crusaders enjoy the advantages which came from travelling in strange lands and among and familiar peoples they went out from their castles or villages to see great cities marble palaces superb crusaders return to their land with fliner taste broader ideas and wider sympathy the crusades open the new world then knowledge of the science and learning of the east gained by the crusaders during war time greatly stimulated Latin intellect it help to awake and western Europe and finally result in the great intellectual outdoors known as the revival of learning and the Renaissance period.

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