Pogroms and Ghettos, 1096 Onwards

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1. On 27 November 1095 Pope Urban II preached in Clermont in France urging Christians to reconquer Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Muslims, and the spring of 1096 saw an explosion of violence against some Jewish communities. In which region was this most marked? The south of England Central and southern France The Rhineland Northern Italy

2. The bishops encouraged the forced conversions of Jews and the killings in 1096. True False

3. From 1144 onwards Jews were increasingly subject to the 'blood libel'. What did this allegation involve? All of these Allegations of ritual murder specifically mocking the Crucifixion Allegations that Jews murdered Christian children for religious purposes Allegations that the passover bread was 'seasoned' with Christian blood

4. The coronation of one of the medieval English kings sparked off serious and prolonged violence against the Jews. Which king was it? William II Richard I (Lion Heart) John Henry III

5. The Church sent out mixed messages about the Jews. In 1215 the (Fourth) Lateran Council decreed that all Jews had to wear a distinctive badge on their outer clothing. True False

6. In the Middle Ages the Jews were expelled from England. Which king ordered their expulsion? Edward I (Longshanks) Richard I (Lion Heart) Henry III Richard II

7. In the course of the Middle Ages it became increasingly standard practice for Jews in many towns and cities to live in ghettos (though this word was not used till c. 1600). Which of these was NOT normally a distinctive feature of Jewish ghettos? Ghettos were locked at night, usually from sunset to dawn Jews were required by law to live in ghettos Ghettos were slums or shanty towns Ghettos were physically cut off from surrounding areas by walls or water

8. This city had no ghetto during the medieval period but established one in 1555. Which was it? Naples Frankfurt Rome Berlin

9. One of the Reformers wrote a rabidly anti-Jewish book. Who was it? Calvin Münzer Zwingli Luther

10. In 2000 one former Jewish ghetto remained (architecturally) almost completely intact, though not many Jews lived there. Where? Palermo Venice Aix-en-Provence Montpellier