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Flashcards by Rebecca Johnstone, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Rebecca Johnstone
almost 8 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| Nicea | The crusaders captured Nicea because it would be easier to access the mainland to Syria. |
| Dorylaeum | Bohemonds army way attacked first and driven back by the rapid archery fire of the turks. With assistance of Godfrey they counter attacked, when the other crusader contingents came in on the flanks of the Turkish forces, the turks fled. |
| Edessa | After the Battle of Dorylaeum, Baldwin was adopted as the heir to the county. Land was fertile and prosperous and supplied food and resources for the other christian areas further south which were less fertile. First of the crusader states to fall. |
| About Antioch | It was held by the Muslims. Home of Luke the Apostle. One of the few christian cities that had a patriarch. Strategic city that was hard to Attack. |
| What happened in Antioch | It was impossible for the crusaders to stop food supplies getting in because the wall was 25 miles long. Lost many horses and disease broke out. Crusaders starved. Crusaders deserted including Peter the Hermit. |
| Jerusalem | 25'000 crusaders embarked on the final march to Jerusalem. Many thousands had died either in battle or disease. Many had already abandoned. |
| The Templars | Body of men who were used to defend the Pilgrims. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the Templars rule and it was accepted. |
| Rule of the Templars | Augustinian rule. Focused on the correct behaviour of knights in battle, discipline, equipment and hierarchy of the order. As well as chastity, poverty and obedience. |
| Hosptiallars | Also followed Augustinian rule but focused more on medicine. Precursors, St Johns ambulance. Other order of fighting monks. Predated crusades as a hospice to care for sick pilgrims. Godfrey of Bouillon was an early supporter. |
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