First Crusade Flashcards
Who did the speech that make everyone want to join
Pope urban the second
When did the crusaders capture Jerusalem
1099
Who were the crusaders fighting
The Seljuk Turks
Reasons why they went
- Wouldn’t have to pay tax
- Got paid
- If they died in battle they went to heaven
- All there sins would be forgiven
When did the first crusade start
1095
How many Cristian’s attacked Jerusalem
3000
Who lead the first crusade?
Peter the hermit
When were the crusaders massacred?
On the way to Jerusalem on the 21st of October 1096
How many sieges were there?
3
What were the sieges called?
Antioch
Nicaea
Jerusalem
What happened on the Antioch siege?
The Antioch crusade lasted 8 months the crusader were under pressure because the Turks were coming in 2-3 days to capture the city and the crusaders were all starving and tired. The crusader then found a lance which motivated then to beat the Turks. The Turks were not united and there army was massive and hard to control.
What happened on the Nicaea siege?
The Nicaea crusade was a big anti climax because the crusaders were ready to fight but the bazantine emperor made a deal with the Seljuk Turks to call the crusade off.
What happened on the Jerusalem siege?
The crusaders built 2 siege towers, there were only about 1500 crusaders left. They smashed into the city killing loads of Turks because the crusades tricked the Turks by moving one of the siege towers so it looked like they only had one so the Turks were prepared for the 1st one but the crusaders used the second one they moved and the Turks weren’t prepared.
Who were the 3 main leaders
Godfrey of bouillon
Raymond of Toulouse
Bohemund of Taranto
