Franks, Eastern Christians, Byzantines and the Latin West, c.1119-1149 Flashcards
Which Christians were prominent in the county of Tripoli and the northernmost kingdom of Jerusalem?
Maronites
Which Eastern Christians were numerous in the states of Antioch and Edessa?
Armenians
Which followers of the Syrian Orthodox Church were on generally amicable terms with the Franks?
Jacobites
Which ethnic group made up the majority of the population in the principality of Antioch?
Greeks
Who had encouraged the migration of Christians of all types to his kingdom before 1118?
Baldwin I
What did all non-Franks have to pay in the crusader states?
Poll Tax
What were imposed upon Greek Orthodox priests?
Latin bishops
When did John II succeed Alexius I as Byzantine emperor?
1118
Who did John II fight against in Anatolia between 1130 and 1135?
Danishmends
Which city along with Mamistra and Adana did John II reconquer from the Armenians in 1137?
Tarsus
What did John II have to conquer to open up a land route to Antioch?
Cilicia
Who formally acknowledged that he was John II’s vassal in 1137?
Raymond of Antioch
Who did John II wish to assist the northern Franks against?
Zengi
Which city along with Shaizar, Homs and Hama was Raymond to rule instead of Antioch?
Aleppo
Which city did John II besiege with Raymond of Antioch and Joscelin of Edessa in 1138?
Shaizar
Why did the siege of Shaizar fail in 1138?
Frankish sabotage
Why was John II unable to remain in control of Antioch after 1138?
Internal revolt
Whose death in 1143 prevented him from returning to assert his rights over Antioch?
John II
Who was the Latin Patriarch of Antioch between 1135 and 1139?
Roger of Domfort
Who was the Latin Patriarch of Antioch between 1139 and 1193?
Aimery of Limoges
Which pope did the Franks of Outremer appeal to for aid following the Field of Blood?
Calixtus II
Which Italian city-state responded to the request made for aid after the Field of Blood?
Venice
When did the help sent from the Venetians after the Field of Blood arrive?
May 1123
How many ships did the Venetians send to aid Outremer in 1122?
Seventy
At which battle were the forces of Roger of Antioch annihilated in 1119?
Field of Blood
Which Byzantine Island did the Venetian crusaders attempt to seize in 1122-23?
Corfu