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- 1What faith was the whole of western Europe?Roman Catholic.
- 2Who did they recognise as their leader?The pope in Rome
- 3Society was turbulent under the leadership of weak kings. What were knights doing to make matters worse?Warring with one another over the land they needed to support themselves.
- 4Who was the pope in dispute with between 1077 and 1092?The Holy Roman Emperor Henry IV
- 5Who did he ally with during this time?The Normans who ruled Southern Italy and Sicily.
- 6Meanwhile, Eastern Europe wa part of which empire and which faith?The Byzantine Empire and the Greek Orthodox faith.
- 7Who had the Byzantine Empire lost lands to?The Normans in southern Italy and the Seljuk Turks in Asia Minor.
- 8Who became emperor in 1081 and what did he want?Alexius Comnenus - the opportunity to regain his territory.
- 9Which religion formed the other major civilisation?Islam (the Seljuk Turks).
- 10What lands did their forces occupy?Most of the near east and southern Spain.
- 11What happened in the 1090's?The Seljuk Turks fell out with each other and their lands became divided.
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