The Church and The Crusades Quick Check
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Use the map to answer the question.
A map of the regions of Europe and the eastern shores of the Mediterranean Sea shows four routes crossing the area during the eleventh to the thirteenth centuries. A key shows four different routes. The first is depicted by a solid arrow and is labeled First, year 1095 to year 1099. This route starts in the Holy Roman Empire in the area north of Italy, and runs eastward through Regensburg and Vienna. Poland is labeled to the north. It continues through the countries of Hungary and Bulgaria to Constantinople on the Black Sea. The route continues eastward through the region of the Seljuk Turks, on to Antioch, Damascus, Acre and Jerusalem in the Holy Land. A short branch of the first route is shown heading eastward from Antioch, off the right side of the map. Another eastward branch of the first route starts in Cluny in France, and travels around Venice and down to Zara and into the Byzantine region, crossing the water westward into Brindisi in the Kingdom of Sicily. Yet another branch of the first route is shown beginning in Lyon in France, heading over to Genoa, down to Rome, and then across Italy to Bari, eastward across the water into the Byzantine region, and then on to Constantinople. A second route is shown on the key as a long-dashed arrow, labeled Second, year 1147 to year 1149. This route begins in Regensburg and heads eastward, following the same route as the first through Hungary and Bulgaria to Constantinople. It turns south and splits into two routes: one heading towards Acre via the Mediterranean Sea, and the other following the coast of Turkey, then crossing the water to Antioch. The third route on the key is shown as a short-dashed arrow, and is labeled Third, year 1189 to year 1192. This is a water route that begins in Marseille, travels south-westward around the tip of the present-day Iberian Peninsula, labeled the Muslim States and Spanish Kingdoms. The water route continues around the peninsula and ends on the shore of England, near London and Canterbury. Ireland is also labeled, along with the Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, and Baltic Sea. A small branch of the third route forms a circle going through the cities of Genoa, Marseille, Avignon, Lyon, Cluny, and up towards Paris. Clermont is nearby. There are two other water routes shown with a short dashed arrow: one begins in Marseille and travels eastward across the Mediterranean Sea, going in between the islands of Corsica and Sardinia, which are not labeled. The route passes through the channel in between Sicily and the mainland, and proceeds to Acre in the Holy Land. A similar eastward water route begins in Genoa and travels down past Sicily, stopping at islands in the Byzantine Empire, and also ending in Acre. Egypt is labeled to the south. A westward third land route is shown beginning in Turkey, crossing over to Bulgaria and heading west up to Regensburg, parallel to the eastward routes. The fourth route on the key is shown as a dotted arrow, labeled Fourth, year 1202 to year 1204. This is a water route beginning near Venice, traveling south along the coastline of the Byzantine Empire, and then turning northward up to Constantinople. A scale shows 400 miles and 400 kilometers.
Investigate the map to determine which of these statements is most accurate.
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Responses
All Crusades had a pathway through Rome.
All Crusades had a pathway through Rome.
Only the Third Crusade involved England.
Only the Third Crusade involved England.
All four Crusades ended in the Holy Land.
All four Crusades ended in the Holy Land.
Only the Second Crusade had a singular point of origin.
Only the Second Crusade had a singular point of origin.
Based on the detailed description of the map provided, the statement that is most accurate is:
Only the Third Crusade involved England.
This is supported by the information that the Third Crusade (labeled Third, year 1189 to year 1192) is a water route that begins in Marseille and has an endpoint on the shore of England, near London and Canterbury. The other crusades do not mention England as part of their routes.