First crusade Flashcards
How many people died in the first crusade approximately?
About 70,000-150,000 men, women, children and knights.
What did Pope Urban II say during his famous speech to motivate the people religiously?
“They throw down altars, after soiling them with their own filth” - Pope Urban II.
What did Thomas Asbridge say about Pope Urban II’s speech?
“Pope Urban II delivered an electrifying speech” - Thomas Asbridge.
How did Thomas Asbridge describe the harsh first crusade and the soldiers?
“Facing bone-crunching, exhaustion, deadly disease, wretched starvation and bloodthirsty battle” - Thomas Asbridge.
How many soldiers were in the OFFICIAL first crusade army?
Around 50,000.
Why did Alexios Kemnenos I appeal to Pope Urban II for a crusade?
- He was afraid of the Seljuk Turks and the threat they had on the Byzantine empire.
- He wanted Christian rule and not Muslim rule in Jerusalem.
How long was the journey to the Holy Land?
3000km.
What years did the first crusade span over?
1096-1099.
Where did Pope Urban II deliver his speech?
Clermont, central France.
When did the Seljuk Turks take over Jerusalem?
1077,
What was the goal of the first crusade?
To take back the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks.
Who lead the Peoples’s crusade and when was it?
Peter the Hermit lead the Peoples’s crusade and it was in 1096.
Why is Jerusalem important to Christians and Muslims?
For Muslims, the prophet Muhammed ascended to heaven there. For Christians, Jesus was crucified there and then resurrected by God.
How far and long did the Peoples’s crusade march?
Nearly 2,000 months and for 6 months.
Who lead the official first crusade army?
Robert of Normandy and Stephen of Blois.
