The foundation of new states

Question 1

Why was Godfrey chosen as leader of Jerusalem?

Answer 1

All other crusade leaders already had territory or were going home, and Adhemar had died, leaving the obvious choice dead and the second choice without support

Question 2

Who became Patriarch of Jerusalem after forcing Godfrey to give him the title?

Answer 2

Daimbert of Pisa

Question 3

Who was crowned king of Jerusalem after Godfrey’s death in 1100?

Answer 3

Baldwin of Edessa

Question 4

When was the crusade of Duke Welf IV and Duke William IX of Aquitaine?

Answer 4

1101

Question 5

When was the Battle of Harran? Was it a success or defeat and who was taken captive?

Answer 5

1104; defeat Baldwin II

Question 6

When was Baldwin II released from captivity after the Battle of Harran?

Answer 6

1108

Question 7

When was Bohemond released from captivity by the Danishmends?

Answer 7

1103

Question 8

When did Bohemond tour Europe and why?

Answer 8

1105-07; to recruit for his own crusade against Byzantium which spectacularly failed

Question 9

When did Bohemond die?

Answer 9

1111

Question 10

When was the crusade of Sigurd of Norway?

Answer 10

1110

Question 11

Which port was captured in 1110 and who by?

Answer 11

Sidon; Sigurd of Norway and the Venetians

Question 12

Who captured Tortosa and when?

Answer 12

1101; Duke Welf IV and Duke William IX

Question 13

Who helped Baldwin II in the battle of Harran?

Answer 13

Bohemond and Tancred

Question 14

How was Sigurd of Normandy rewarded for his crusade?

Answer 14

He was given a piece of the true cross

Question 15

When was Ascalon taken and who by?

Answer 15

1153; Baldwin III

Question 16

When was Krak de Chevaliers rebuilt?

Answer 16

The 1140s

Question 17

Name a castle that was Muslim owned before the crusaders and what the crusaders used it for

Answer 17

Krak des Chevaliers; overlooked the Homs Valley, a trading route

Question 18

Name three new castles built by the crusaders, who built them and what they were used for

Answer 18

Ibelin, Blanchegarde, and Bethgibelin; Fulk; neutralised the threat from Muslim-held Ascalon

Question 19

Which castle was built by Baldwin I to control the valleys of the Dead Sea and the Gulf of Aqaba?

Answer 19

Castle Montreal

Question 20

When was the Battle of the Field of Blood and which King of Jerusalem had to deal with it?

Answer 20

28th June 1119; Baldwin II

Question 21

Who attacked who at the Battle of the Field of Blood?

Answer 21

Il Ghazi attacked Roger of Antioch, who died

Question 22

How many soldiers died at the Battle of the Field of Blood?

Answer 22

700 knights and 3000 footsoldiers