Consequences (crusade)

Question 1

Facts about capture of Jerusalem

Answer 1

• captured on July 15th 1099
  -led by Godfrey of Bouillon
• Established crusader presence
• On July 22nd 1099 Godfrey of Bouillon was selected as defender of this holy sepulchre

Question 2

Facts about Establishment of Crusader States

Answer 2

• several crusader states established in the Levant
• including County of Edessa, the Principality of Antioch, the County of Tripoli and the Kingdom of Jerusalem
• ruled by prominent leaders, Baldwin of Boulogne, Bohemond of Taranto and Raymond IV of Toulouse
• these states served as footholds for the Crusaders and allowed them to maintain control strategic territories

Question 3

Facts about the Reorganisation of the Eastern Mediterranean

Answer 3

Crusader states, along with Byzantine Empire, formed a new geopolitical landscape
- Alexios Komnenos I regained control over regions that had been lost to Seljuk Turks
-long-lasting effects on the balance of power in the region