the crusades Flashcards
what is a crusade?
a holy war: a war that is fought for religious purposes
why did pope urban argue that the first crusade was a success
the crusaders had won back jerusalem, which was the original aim of the crusade
why could it be argued that the first crusade was not a complete success
75% of the army died and there was infighting
where did the crusaders originally come from
Western europe
what religion were the crusaders
catholic christians
who originally occupied Jerusalem before the first crusade
the Seljuk empire/ the Islamic empire
who wrote the passage of text that we read in class first saying that pope urban started the crusades
Dr Thomas Asbridge
which 3 religions thought that jerusalem was a holy city
Christianity, Islam, Judaism
why was jerusalem a significant city for christians?
it is the site of many important places that jesus visited or other parts of the bible took place
from what dates were emperor alexios emperor of constantinople
1081-1102
who were invading the people of constantinople in the events before the first crusade
the Normans, the Seljuk empire, the Pechenegs
true or false, the byzantine empire was facing political, economic and social unrest before the first crusade
true
why did emperor alexios ask pope urban to help him
pope urban and him had already formed an allegiance, and he was a powerful ally, so he would probably be a good person to ask for help to save his kingdom
why would the catholic church being divided encourage pope urban to start a crusade
if the crusade worked, he would gain success, popularity and power from both sides of the catholic church, possibly uniting them, and getting the credit for it as well
why would gaining support from the english king encourage pope urban to start a crusade?
to strengthen and increase his new rise in power
