Crusades Flashcards

1
Q

What year did the crusades begin?

A

1096

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2
Q

What were the crusades fighting over?

A

Control of the holy land.

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3
Q

Why did people volunteer to fight in the crusades?

A

To save their soul
To get treasure
For land
For adventure

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4
Q

What agreement was made during the third crusade?

A

An agreement between Saladin and King Richard the Lion heart said that Christians could come and go through Jerusalem on pilgrimages.

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5
Q

What was different about the 4th crusade?

A

The crusaders never got to the Holy Land and the pope excommunicated them.

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6
Q

Why did the Christians loose the crusades?

A

Long distance
The desert heat and sun killed the soldiers
Not prepared
Out Numbered.

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7
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What was the effect of the crusades?

A

Trade between Europe and Asia grew
Cultural diffusion
Kings power increased
Tensions grew between Christianity and other religions.

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8
Q

Who owns the Holy Roman Empire?

A

The pope

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9
Q

Who first called for the crusades?

A

Pope urban II.

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10
Q

During the the third crusade, who lead the Muslims and who lead the Christians?

A

Saladin-muslims

King Richard III- Christians.

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11
Q

What were the crusades?

A

A long series of wars between the Christians and Muslims.

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12
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What happened during the 1st crusade?

A

Pope Urban contacted Emperor Alexsis and they teamed up and took 5000 crusaders to Jerusalem. The peasants failed and attacked the Jews, the Knights won it for the Christians. But the Muslims took it back 50 years later

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13
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Why did Christians win the first crusade?

A

The Muslim army was distracted.

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14
Q

Who won the second crusade?

A

Muslims.

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15
Q

Who were the important people in the 3rd crusade?

A

King Richard and Saladin

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16
Q

What happened during the 3rd crusade?

A

The rulers of England, France, and the Holy Roman Empire wanted to team up, but all either died or left except for King Richard who respected Saladin and made a treaty.

17
Q

Who was important in the fourth crusade?

A

Pope innocent.

18
Q

What happened during the fourth crusade?

A

The crusaders were going to sail into the Holy Land, but didn’t have enough money for ships. So they contacted Venice who said they would give them ships in exchange of Zara, which was Christian territory. The Knights killed everyone there and took it for Venice. Venice then told them that they couldn’t have any ships and the Knights were excommunicated by the pope.

19
Q

Who was important in the children’s crusade?

A

Stephan of Cloyes.

20
Q

True or false, the children’s crusade was a real crusade?

A

False

21
Q

Why wasn’t it the children’s crusade a real crusade?

A

It was never called for by the pope.

22
Q

What happened durning the children’s crusade?

A

30,000 kids followed Stephan who was all of 12 to the Mediterranean. Stephan had told them that through their faith in God, the sea would part for them. When it didn’t, they boarded 7 boats, 5 of which sank and the others were captured by pirates.

23
Q

How many crusades were there?

A

8

24
Q

How long did the crusades last?

A

200 years.