Crusades Flashcards
Nobles?
Would own part of land, swears loyalty to the king
Knights?
Fight in war, serve the king
Barons?
Greater nobles taking lesser nobles as vassals, serve kings army, swears to king, exchange land for loyalty
What were the crusades
The crusades were wars which Christians of Europe fought against Muslims for control of holy land
When did the first crusade began?
In 1095 from pope urban 2
Were the crusades military?
Pilgrims not military
Where is the holy land
Jerusalem
Did people want to go on the first crusade
Thousands of peasants and nobles followed Peter the hermet to go on the first crusade because it was for religion and loot
Who took Jerusalem as a Christian place?
The crusaders
Where did Saladin consolidate power?
Egypt, Damarcus then Jerusalem
Who called for the third crusade
Pope Gregory the eighth
Why was there a third crusade
It was a European response to the emergence of a new Islamic power
Why was the third crusade considered a failure
Because pope Gregory the third failed to take back Jerusalem
How many people volunteered for the fourth crusade
35,000
Why did they come in boats
It was too hot in the desert
What was the deal Constantinople made with the crusaders so they could use there boats
If they took over the city of Zara
Why were the crusaders waiting in Constantinople
They were waiting to be payed by king Alexius but then before they got payed he was dethroned so no one could pay the crusaders
What happened after they didn’t get payed
They were furious and they started to kill people that didn’t believe in Christianity
Why were the crusades a failure in the end
They were a failure because they couldn’t make everywhere holy land or convert everyone, the crusades became to just be plundering
