Origins of the 1st Crusade

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What date was the Battle of Manzikert?

26th August 1071

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What year did Gregory VII become Pope?

1073

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When was the People’s Crusade?

March-October 1096

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When was the Siege of Nicaea?

14th May-18th June 1097

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When was the 1st Battle of Dorylaeum?

1st July 1097

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When was the Siege of Antioch?

October 1097-3rd June 1098

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When did Baldwin establish Edessa?

March 1098

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When was the Holy Lance discovered and by whom?

March 1098, by Peter Bartholomew

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When was the Battle of Antioch?

28th June 1098

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When was the Incident at Ma’rrat al-Numan?

November 1098

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When was the Siege of Jerusalem?

June-July 1099

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When was Jerusalem taken by the Crusaders?

15th July 1099

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When did Henry III dismiss all candidates for Pope and appoint his own?

1046

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Which document claimed that the Pope had temporal suzerainty over many regions?

The Donation of Constantine (it was a forgery)

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When did Leo IX ascend to the title?

1049

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When was the monastery at Cluny founded and by whom?

909, by Duke William of Aquitaine

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Who was the first reformist pope?

Leo IX (1049-1054)

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What did Cardinal Humbert Candida believe was the root of all evils in the church?

‘lay investiture’ (when secular rulers select candidates for bishops)

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What decree did Candida enact that reinforced his views?

1059, a decree stating the Pope would be appointed by Cardinals

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Who did the Papacy ally with when they were in need of an army?

Robert Guiscard and the Normans in 1059

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When did Gregory VII first organise a Papal army?

1074, to aid the Byzantines

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When was the Dictatus Papae introduced, and what was its significance?

March 1075, it contained a clause stating the Pope had the power to depose an emperor

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What is the key difference between Sunni and Shia Muslims

Sunni believe that the Prophet’s successors were his companions, while Shia believe that it was his sister and brother-in-law (Fatima and Ali)

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Who are the Caliphs?

the spiritual leaders of the Muslim community who have a symbolic role

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Who are the Sultans?

The political leaders of the Muslim world

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Who are the emirs?

They have political power, but less than the Sultan

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When did Seljuks consolidate their power into Syria?

During the 1070s

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When did Malik Shah die?

1092

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When did Suleyman die?

4th June 1086

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Who controlled the south and western territories?

Kilij Arslan

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Who controlled North and Eastern Anatolia?

Danishmend

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Who controlled the Northern areas of Syria?

Kerbogha of Mosul

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When did the Fatimids take Jerusalem?

August 1098

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When did Alexios begin his reign?

1081

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When did Robert Guiscard die?

1085

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When did Alexios defeat the Pechenegs?

April 1091

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Who followed Emperor Romanos IV Diogenes as Byzantine Emperor?

Michael VII, Nicephorus, then Alexios

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What were Alexios’ political strengths?

Appointed brother Isaac as ruler while he was away, took other powerful nobles away with him to prevent coups

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Why was their tension between Alexios and the church?

Alexios replaced 2 Patriarchs and thus caused tension with the Church. He was excommunicated in 1081

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What political weaknesses were there for Alexios?

  • The death of Suleyman and Malik Shah meant that the two Seljuk rulers who were more understanding and appreciative towards Byzantium were no longer in power.

  • political instability - a few coups

  • Kilij Arslan in 1094-5 started taking over power again in Nicaea

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When did Pope Urban II become Pope?

Appointed 1088, only accessed the seat in 1093

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When did Alexios send a letter to Urban requesting aid?

March 1095

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When was the Council of Clermont?

November 1095

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What three criteria was there for a sanctioned Holy War?

Achievement of a religious goal (Jerusalem), authorised by a religious leader (the Pope), spiritual reward (remission of sins)

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When was the Peace of God movement established?

989

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When was the Truce of God movement established?

mid-11th Century

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What was the name of the Council where the Byzantines requested aid?

Council of Piacenza

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When did Jerusalem fall into Seljuk hands?

637

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When was the Great Schism?

1054

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What was the price of going on Crusade?

4-6x that of a knight’s salary

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How often did Flanders have a famine?

Roughly every 7 years

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How many people signed up for Crusade but did not go?

For every 1 person who went, 3 signed up but didn’t go

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How long was the march roughly from the Latin West?

3000 miles

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How many people reached the Bosphorus during the 1st Crusade?

Roughly 60,000

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When did Godfrey reach Alexios?

December 1096

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How was Nicaea fortified?

3 mile long wall across 3 sides of the city, with towers every 13 metres

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How many Crusaders vs How many Seljuks at the 1st Battle of Dorylaeum?

20,000 Crusaders vs 50,000 Seljuks

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What was Bohemond’s quote from before the Battle of Dorylaeum?

“Stand fast, trusting in Christ and the Holy Cross; today, please God, may we all gain much plunder.”

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How many Crusaders died at the battle of Dorylaeum?

4,000

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When did Antioch fall to the Seljuks?

1085

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Who was the governor of Antioch?

Yaghi-Siyan

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How many people died at the Siege of Antioch?

1 in 2 people

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When did the Crusaders gain access to Antioch?

3rd June 1098

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Who was the leader of Cilicia before Baldwin arrived?

Thoros

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How many people died when the Crusaders massacred the inhabitants of Jerusalem?

Anywhere between 40,000 and 70,000

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When did Peter Bartholomew die and how?

April 1099, trial by fire

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What act during the Siege of Jerusalem was done as an act of penance?

Circling city 7 times to mimic famed Battle of Jericho in the Bible story

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What miracle was seen during the Siege of Jerusalem?

While the Fatimids took all the wood from outside the city walls, the Crusaders found 400 pieces of it miraculously

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Who encouraged fasting for penance during the Battle of Antioch?

Adhemar Le Puy

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When was Henry IV excommunicated the first time?

February 1076

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When was Henry IV absolved (snow)?

Jan 1077

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When was Henry IV excommunicated the 2nd time?

1080

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How many knights settled in the Holy Land

Only 200 out of 1,200