The East before the crusade Flashcards
What were Tutush’s sons called?
Ridwan of Aleppo and Duqaq of Damascus
Who was Malik Shah’s brother?
Tutush
Who was Sulayman’s son?
Kilij Arslan
Why was military strength important for the Sunni Seljuk Turks?
They were at odds with most of their people on religious grounds, as the majority of people were Shi’a muslims
What were the two rival Muslim power bases on the eve of the first crusade?
The Umayyad dynasty and the Abbasid dynasty
When was the Battle of Manzikert?
1071
What were the three threats faced by the Byzantine Empire in the 1070s?
The Normans, the Pechenegs, and the Seljuk Turks
What intensified the threats faced by the Byzantines?
The Battle of Manzikert (1071)
At what council did Alexius I call for help?
The Council of Piacenza
What was the Schism?
The term used to describe the split between the Catholic Church and the Greek Orthodox Church in 1054 over Church doctrine and the Filioque Controversy
When did Malik Shah die?
1092
In what year were the Byzantines defeated at the Battle of Manzikert and which emperor was in charge?
1071; Romanos IV Diogenes
Give one effect of the loss at the Battle of Manzikert
Mass migration, Most of Anatolia lost, lack of manpower in the fields, conscription
How did Alexios Komnenos take power?
Marched on the city of Constantinople, pillages the elites and placed emperor in a monastery
When and where were the Pechenegs defeated?
1091 at Lebounion Hill
