Starter quiz
- A military expedition against a group considered by the ______ to be an enemy of the Church is known as a crusade.
- 'papacy' ✓
- How many men claimed to be the true pope when Urban II took the position?
- 1
- 2 ✓
- 3
- 4
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- The Byzantine Empire asked Pope Urban II for help fighting against the ______ in 1095.
- 'Seljuks' ✓
- Alongside the Holy Land, Pope Urban II also called for a crusade in ______.
- 'Spain' ✓
- Where did Urban II make his speech calling for Western knights to go on a crusade?
- Clermont ✓
- Jerusalem
- Rome
- Anatolia
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- By 1095, forces from primarily which religion had taken control of Jerusalem?
- Judaism
- Christianity
- Islam ✓
- Buddhism
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Exit quiz
- What was promised to those who chose to take part in the First Crusade?
- land in the Holy Land
- money from the papacy
- forgiveness for their sins ✓
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- Many crusaders thought that they would recapture the city of ______.
- 'Jerusalem' ✓
- How many separate groups made up the First Crusade?
- two ✓
- three
- four
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- ______ is the name for the Christian crusader states established in the Holy Land during the First Crusade.
- 'Outremer' ✓
- Which of these was not a crusader state established during the First Crusade?
- Edessa
- Byzantium ✓
- Antioch
- Tripoli
- Jerusalem
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- Which part of the crusading army was crucial to their successful siege of Jerusalem?
- The knights
- The archers
- The footsoldiers
- The siege towers ✓
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Key learning points
- The First Crusade took place in the later 1090s.
- The People's Crusade was a failure.
- The crusaders faced very harsh conditions during their crusade.
- The events of the First Crusade led to the establishment of the crusader states.
- The Princes' Crusade successfully captured Jerusalem.
Common misconception
Christians 'saved' the Holy Land from barbaric Muslim conquerors.
Muslims had generally treated Christians very well during the 400 or so years that they had controlled the Holy Land. In contrast, when the Christian crusaders arrived in the Holy Land they engaged in barbaric acts.
Keywords
Crusade - a crusade is a military expedition against a group considered by the papacy to be an enemy of the Church
Holy land - the Holy Land is an area in the Middle East that is sacred to three major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Crusader - a crusader is a Christian who fought in the holy wars authorised by the pope in the medieval period
Outremer - outremer is the name for the Christian crusader states established in the Middle East during the First Crusade: the literal translation from French is ‘beyond the sea’