Crusading c.1095-c.1129 Flashcards
Who betrayed the city of Antioch to the First crusaders in June 1098?
Firouz
Which people attempted to forge an alliance with the First crusaders at Antioch?
Fatimids
Which battle resulted in the decisive defeat of Kilij Arslan during the First Crusade?
Dorylaeum
Which person accompanied the First crusaders as Alexius’ representative and guide?
Taticius
What was helpful to the morale of the First crusaders in the battle with Kerbogha at Antioch?
Holy Lance
Whose military skill was decisive at Dorylaeum and Antioch on the First Crusade?
Bohemond
Which Muslim leader’s dispute with his brother Duqaq of Damascus, hampered efforts to defeat the crusaders?
Ridwan
Which city had just recently been recaptured by the Fatimids when the crusaders arrived?
Jerusalem
The collapse of what in Syria and Palestine made the First Crusade easier?
Seljuk Empire
Where did the First crusaders pull down the walls to force their leaders to push on?
Ma’arrat
What were of vital importance to the First crusaders at Jerusalem?
Siege Equipment
Which Byzantine territory was essential to provisioning the First Crusaders at Antioch?
Cyprus
Which city was captured in Baldwin II’s reign (1124) with the aid of Venice?
Tyre
Which crusader state received least support from Europe and was most exposed?
County of Edessa
Which crusader state received the most support from Western Europe and pilgrims?
Kingdom of Jerusalem
Which group led a minor crusade that assisted in the capture of Sidon in 1110?
Norwegians
The extermination of which force did much to limit crusading enthusiasm?
Crusade of 1101
What was a desire to travel to holy places, the most important of which was Jerusalem?
Pilgrimage
When was the council of Clermont that launched the First Crusade?
November 1095
What event in 1096 demonstrates the religious piety of humbler people?
People’s Crusade
What was a promise made to crusaders that previous sins would be wiped clean if they took part?
Remittance of sins
What meant that Christians saw their actions as justified and holy rather than the sin of murder?
Sanctified violence
What was the clash between killing and sin that was solved by sanctified violence such as crusading or holy war?
Knightly dilemma
What were natural phenomena ascribed to God giving direct instructions to undertake the First crusade?
Signs and Wonders
Which charismatic preacher and leader of the People’s crusade in 1096 was religiously motivated?
Peter the Hermit
What motivating factor can best be seen in the actions of Bohemond, Tancred and Baldwin on the First Crusade?
Economic greed
What was an increasingly common law that meant eldest sons inherited, leaving younger sons with very little?
Primogeniture
Who was the Norman First crusader hated by Alexius, known for his bravery and skill, looking for land and wealth?
Bohemond