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Crusades cards
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- 1Why did Urban launch first crusade? PRPPolitical- Investiture Contest
-Urban politically most powerful
-Relation with alexius
analysis- Reconquer land
Religious- The expansion of Islam eg battle of manzikert.
-The Holy sepulchre 1009 analysis exaggerated horrors.
- Jerusalem Heaven on earth.
Peace in Europe
-Feuding nobles
-Trying to unite all Christians against the muslims
A:The peace of God movement started in 1000 and tried to stop violence. Local nobility agreed not to attack churches, unarmed people etc. - 2Why did so many people go on crusade?Religion- Godfrey sold land to finance crusade
-Robert Duke of Normandy went on Pilgrimage
Raymond of Toulouse didnt swear oath A: Took land
Land and material gain- urban promised
-Bohemond took land
-second sons - 3Why was the first crusade successful?Muslim disunity- sunni shia
geographical locations Fatmids had jerusalam amirs wouldnt help
No clear leader A: kerboga managed to
Leadership- Bohemond:antioch
-Baldwin edssa
Bohemond and godfrey:dorylem
Byzantine support- Nicea
-after nicea granted crusaders men
-helped supply army food arms etc - 4How did the crusader kingdom developaid from the west-Hugh of paynes sent to get money
-Baldwin 2 daughter married count Fulk who sent troops
- Templars/hospitallers
Castles- montreal
jerusalem
Muslim disunity
sunni shia
Roger of antioch sided with muslims
A:battle of field of blood - 5Why did the second crusade fail?Lack of a clear aim-edessa not attrative
change to damacus
Bernard of clairvaux
Revival of jihad - it began the unification of the muslims in Aleppo and Mosul (Zengi) ANALYSIS- not total unification for instance Egypt
-The crusaders tried to stop and alliance between aleppo and damascus
-Nur ad-Din destroyed Edessa and made it impossible to take back
Internal divisions
Conrad and Louis had poor relations - Conrad went ahead whilst marching and they had less manpower
-Louis vs raymond
The Byzantine Empire didn’t help defend Edessa because they were disputing over the succession in Antioch (poor relations leaving Edessa weaker)
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