key dates: the run up and first crusade

Question 1

council of Clermont

Answer 1

November 1095

Question 2

schism within Shia branch of Muslims

Answer 2

1094

Question 3

Great Seljuk empire established in Baghdad

Answer 3

1055

Question 4

Pope Gregory tries to start Holy war aiding Byzantines against Muslims of Asia minor

Answer 4

1074

Question 5

schism in church

Answer 5

1054

Question 6

Normans take Apulia and Calabria from Byzantines

Answer 6

1060s

Question 7

death of Malik shah

Answer 7

1092

Question 8

caliph and vizier of Cairo die

Answer 8

1094-5

Question 9

battle of Manzikert

Answer 9

1071

Question 10

council of Piacenza

Answer 10

March 1095

Alexios sends delegates to ask U2 for help

Question 11

Gregorian reforms

Answer 11

1070s

under Pope VII

Question 12

Pope Leo IX fights Normans of s. Italy

Answer 12

1053

Question 13

Peasant’s crusade

Answer 13

April-October 1096

Question 14

main armies arrive at Constantinople

Answer 14

November 1096- Spring 1097

Question 15

siege of Nicea

Answer 15

May- June 18th 1097

Question 16

battle of Dorylaeum

Answer 16

1st July 1097

Question 17

siege of Antioch numero uno

Answer 17

October 1097- 3rd June 1098

Question 18

Muslim siege of Antioch

Answer 18

4th June- 28th June

Question 19

siege of Marrat

Answer 19

December 1098

Question 20

siege of Jerusalem

Answer 20

7 june- july 15th 1099

Question 21

battle of ascalon

Answer 21

august 12th 1099

Question 22

Baldwin I becomes count of Edessa

Answer 22

October 1098

removes Thoros from power and marries his daughter

Question 23

city of Tripoli taken

Answer 23

1109

Question 24

Tancred takes Raymond as Hostage

Answer 24

1102
after Bohemond is captured
T says he’ll let Ray go if Ray leaves the land between acre and Jerusalem alone
ray says yay but then takes Tartus anyway
(like the cool dude he is)