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Age of the Crusades, c. 1071-1149 (Year 12 MEV) > Byzantium and the Muslim Near East, c.1071-1099 > Flashcards

Byzantium and the Muslim Near East, c.1071-1099 Flashcards

1
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Who was the Byzantine emperor at the beginning of 1071?

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Romanos IV

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2
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Where did the Byzantine and Turkish forces clash in 1071?

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Manzikert

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When was the Battle of Manzikert?

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August 1071

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4
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Who led the Seljuk Turks at Manzikert?

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Alp Arslan

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Who betrayed the emperor at Manzikert by leaving the emperor in jeopardy?

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Andronikos Doukas

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6
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Which historian argues that the Byantines suffered no more than 8,000 casualties at Manzikert?

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Markham

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Which historian described Manzikert as the ‘most decisive disaster in Byzantine history’?

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Runciman

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Who replaced Romanus IV as emperor between 1071 and 1078?

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Michael VII

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9
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Who led an uprising against the Byzantine emperor and replaced him in 1078?

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Nikephorus III

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10
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Who led a coup against Nikephorus III in 1081 and ruled Byzantium until 1118?

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Alexius I

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11
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Which group descended from Vikings conquered Byzantine southern Italy?

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Normans

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12
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Which Byzantine city in southern Italy fell to the Normans in 1071?

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Bari

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13
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Which Norman leader betrothed his daughter to the son of Michael VII’s son?

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Robert Guiscard

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14
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When did the Normans invade the Byzantine territory of Epirus?

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1081

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15
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At which major battle in 1081 was Alexius I heavily defeated by the Normans?

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Dyrrachium

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Which fierce nomadic group threatened the northern Byzantine lands in the 1080s?

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Pechenegs

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17
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When did Alexius I pay off the Pechenegs with a large bribe?

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1087

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18
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Which tribal group did Alexius I ally with to destroy the Pechenegs?

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Cumans

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When did Nicaea fall into the hands of the Selkuk leader Sulayman?

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1078

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20
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Which city did Sulayman gain possession of in 1084-85?

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Antioch

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21
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Which Turkish warlord captured Smyrna in the mid-1080s?

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Caka

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22
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Which city did the Seljuk Abu l’Kasim capture in 1091?

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Nicomedia

23
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What did Caka build that threatened the Byzantine islands and Constantinople?

A

Naval fleet

24
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Which Turkish leader did Alexius I forge a close alliance with in 1081?

A

Sulayman

25
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Where did Sulayman come to Alexius I’s rescue with 7,000 men in 1083?

A

Larissa

26
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When did Alexius I’s Seljuk ally Sulayman die?

A

1086

27
Q

Which Norman mercenary deserted and established his own independent lordship in 1073?

A

Roussel of Bailleul

28
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Which Armenian general deserted the Byzantines after Manzikert and took over Antioch in 1078?

A

Phileretus

29
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What was the sales tax that Alexius I exempted Venetian traders from in 1082?

A

Kommerkion

30
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What happened to the Byzantine coinage before 1092 that undermined economic confidence?

A

Debasement

31
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What new coinage did Alexius I create in 1092 to restore economic confidence?

A

Hyperpyron

32
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Which institution did Alexius I apologise to for taking its wealth to fund his wars?

A

Byzantine Church

33
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Which Patriarch of Constantinople did Alexius I forge a highly effective relationship with?

A

Nicholas III Grammatikos

34
Q

Which battle resulted in the annihilation of the Pechenegs in 1091?

A

Lebounion

35
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Which group was most frequently the target of warfare from the Seljuk Turks?

A

Fatimids

36
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Which territory was the focus for most conflict between Seljuks and Fatimids?

A

Levant

37
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What was the branch of Islam that the Fatimids belonged to?

A

Isma’ili Shia

38
Q

What was the branch if Islam that the Seljuk Turks had converted to?

A

Sunni

39
Q

Who did the Fatimids wish to depose and the Seljuks theoretically support?

A

Abbasid caliph

40
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Which group of entirely nomadic Turks were often allies of the Seljuks?

A

Turcomans

41
Q

Which Turkish leader established territories that would become the sultanate of Rum?

A

Sulayman

42
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Which group of Seljuk Turks established themselves in north-eastern Anatolia?

A

Danishmends

43
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Which Turkish warlord established an independent lordship based around Smyrna?

A

Caka

44
Q

Which Turkish leader was fighting the Danishmends when the crusaders attacked Nicaea in 1097?

A

Kilij Arslan

45
Q

Which city did Ridwan of Aleppo and Duqaq of Damascus compete to take from the crusaders?

A

Antioch

46
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Which city had the Fatimids recently recaptured from the Seljuks when the crusaders arrived?

A

Jerusalem

47
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When was Nizam al-Mulk, de facto ruler of the Seljuk Empire, murdered?

A

1092

48
Q

Which Seljuk Sultan died in 1092 after a successful twenty year reign?

A

Malik Shah

49
Q

Which long reigning Fatimid caliph died in 1094?

A

al-Mustansir

50
Q

Which key Fatimid adviser and vizier died in 1094?

A

Badr al-Jamali

51
Q

Who was the Abbasid caliph that died in 1094?

A

al-Muqtadi

52
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Who competed with his brother Musta’li for the Fatimid throne in 1094?

A

Nizar

53
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Whose death in 1095 led to Syria being divided between his two sons?

A

Tutush I

54
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Who was unable to defeat the crusaders at Antioch due to internal army divisions?

A

Kerbogha

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