Question 1
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What dispute over this place in Outremer continued to deprive the Crusader states of Byzantine support. It was also the focus of the greatest Muslim threat.
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Tripoli
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Jerusalem
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Antioch
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Edessa
Question 2
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What Northern Syrian city threatened Antioch. And it also ruled by Ridwan, Il- Ghazi and then Balak.
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Damascus
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Latakia
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Tartus
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Aleppo
Question 3
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What massive Muslim victory by Il- Ghazi in 1119 was a huge setback to Antioch. And the King of Jerusalem Baldwin II was forced to intervene.
Question 4
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Who was the ruler from 1119-1130 increased the stability of Jerusalem by making laws and ensuring secure succession.
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Pons
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Baldwin II
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Raymond II
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Josecelin I
Question 5
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What port city was conquered in 1124 with the aid of Venice, reducing the power of the Fatimid fleets.
Question 6
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What were vital in providing naval support that allowed the conquest of the Levantine coast.
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Fatimids
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Military Orders
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Seljuk Turks
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Italian City States
Question 7
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What organisation which included the Hospitallers and Templars. They played an increasing military role but were of early use of generating financial aid.
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Military Orders
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Seljuk Empire
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The Assassins
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'Syrians'
Question 8
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Which group of Shia Muslims invaded repeatedly (at the Battles of Ramlah) but were driven back. Their navy posed the biggest threat. The continued division between them and the Turks was helpful to the Franks.
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Sultanate of Rum
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Fatimids
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Danishmends
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Abbasids
Question 9
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What renegade group of fanatical Shia Muslims inadvertently aided the Franks by killing many prominent Sunni Muslims such as Bursq in 1126.
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Fatimids
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Seljuk Turks
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Assassins
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Abbasids
Question 10
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What council established many of the laws of the Kingdom of Jerusalem. Many concerned the interaction of Muslims and Franks.
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Clermont
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Piacenza
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Acre
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Nablus
Question 11
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What was established in 1119 by Hugh de Payens (Count of Jaffa) to protect Christian pilgrims, especially on the road from Jaffa to Jerusalem.
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Assassins
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Knights Templar
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Italian City States
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Knights Hospitaller
Question 12
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What were established in 1113 from a pre-Crusades organisation dedicated to healing sick pilgrims. Which later developed a military aspect.
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Knights Templar
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Italian City States
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Military Orders
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Knights Hospitaller
Question 13
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Who was the ruler of Damascus from 1104 to 1128, he opposed the crusader states until 1115 and then allied with Jerusalem against the forces of the Sultan.
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Balak
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Bursq
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Tughtegin
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Zengi
Question 14
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At which battle did Roger of Antioch defeat Bursq's invading Seljuk army, sent by the sultan in 1115. Roger had forged a temporary alliance with Tughtegin and Il- Ghazi.
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Battle of Inab
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Tell Danith
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Battle of Harran
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1st Battle of Ramlah
Question 15
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Who was the Turkish Artuqid ruler of Mardin from 1107 and Aleppo from 1117 who allied with Muslims but also with Franks. In 1115 he allied with Roger of Antioch against Bursq but in 1119 he defeated him at the Field of Blood.
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Tughtegin
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Balak
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Il- Ghazi
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Zengi
Question 16
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Who was the Aleppan Sunni preacher who inspired Muslim troops before Il-Ghazi's victory at the Field of Blood in 1119. In 1125 the assassins killed him.
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Ibn al - Khashshab
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Nur ad-Din
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Rudolph
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Bernard of Clairveux
Question 17
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What was a major source of income for the crusader states, it was important for both religious and economic reasons that they were protected.
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Muslims
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'Syrians'
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Pilgrims
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Jacobites
Question 18
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When were a large group of 300 Christian pilgrims massacred by Muslims at this time, contributing to the Templars' foundation.
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Christmas 1110
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January 1120
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Easter 1119
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Spring Equinox 1131
Question 19
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A force of 100 knights led by this ruler of this French county, Fulk, arrived in Outremer to fight Muslims for one year in 1120.
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Anjou
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Aquitaine
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Ardennes
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Gard
Question 20
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Who was the ruler of Hamadhan in Iran that the sultan had ordered to reconquer Syria and Palestine in 1115, he was resisted by Turks and Franks alike.
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Balak
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Al- Afdal
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Zengi
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Bursq
Question 21
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Who was the ruler of Aleppo from 1122, he captured Baldwin II but was killed in 1124 fighting his own followers before he could relieve Tyre from the Franks.
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Tugtegin
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Il- Ghazi
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Balak
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Nur ad - Din
Question 22
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Who was the highly capable vizier of Fatimid Egypt, and was murdered in 1121 the Assassins were held responsible.
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Al - Afdal
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Bursq
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Mawdud of Mousl
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Zengi
Question 23
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Which crusade was diverted in Anatolia by a failed attempt to rescue Bohemond and a unified host of Turks led by Kilij Arslan largely destroyed it at Mersivan.
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1124 Crusade
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Wendish Crusade
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1101 Crusade
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Norwegian Crusade
Question 24
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Pope Calixtus launched this crusade in response to the Field of Blood, it was largely dominated by the Venetians and assisted the capture of Tyre in 1124.
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1101 Crusade
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Norwegian Crusade
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1120-24 Crusade
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Wendish Crusade
Question 25
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Who was the constable of the Kingdom of Jerusalem until 1123, he played a major role in running it during Baldwin II absence.
Answer
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Bernard of Valence
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John the Oxite
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John II
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Eustace Grenier
Question 26
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What Frankish force led by Eustace Grenier crushed a Fatimid army from Egypt at this place between Ascalon and Jaffa in 1123.
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Azaz
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Yibneh
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Turks
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Armenians
Question 27
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Where was the site of a major victory for Baldwin II in 1125 against the forces of Bursq and Tughtegin of Damascus.
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Azaz
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Rugia
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Arzghan
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Beaufort
Question 28
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Which Christians were situated in the county of Tripoli and the northernmost parts of the Kingdom of Jerusalem, they eventually came to accept communion with Rome.
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Jacobites
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Syrians
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Armenians
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Maronites
Question 29
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Which group were numerous in the states of Antioch and Edessa, they had their own church liturgy but forged good relations with the Franks.
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Jacobites
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Greeks
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Armenians
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Syrians
Question 30
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Who were followers of the Syrian Othodox Church who had broken away from Constantinople in the 5th century, and their relations with the Franks were relatively amicable.
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Armenians
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Jacobites
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Maronites
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Syrians
Question 31
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What Arabic speaking Greek Orthodox Church were the largest of the indigenous Christians. They were in communion with Constantinople and saw the Byzantine emperor as their protector.
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Jacobites
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Syrians
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Armenians
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Greeks
Question 32
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Who was the King of Jerusalem between 1131- 1143, he built many castles and defended Outremer but there were tensions between his Angevin followers and the Frankish barons of the kingdom.
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Baldwin I
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Hugh of Le Puisset
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Fulk
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Baldwin III
Question 33
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The eldest daughter of Baldwin II and wife of Fulk. She ruled jointly with her husband but fell out with him in the early 1130's. She was regent after Fulk's death for their young son Badwin III.
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Alice
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Melisendre
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Judith
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Henrietta
Question 34
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Who was the count of Jaffa and favourite of Melisendre, it was rumoured they were having an affair. In 1134 he led a rebellion and was exiled, Fulk allegedly arranged a failed assassination attempt and this incident caused much tension.
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Raymond II
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Josecelin I
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Hugh of Le Puisset
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Bohemond II
Question 35
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Who was Bohemond's son, and took control of Antioch in 1126 he married Alice and had a daughter Constance. He then died in battle in 1130.
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Fulk
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Baldwin II
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Raymond II
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Bohemond II
Question 36
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Who was the governor that Fulk imposed upon Antioch following the death of Bohemond II to restore order and to undermine Alice.
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Rainald Mazoir
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Hugh de le Puisset
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Eustace Grenier
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Raymond of Poitiers
Question 37
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Where was one of the bases from which Pons of Tripoli unsuccessfully attacked Fulk in 1132.
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Rugia
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Beaufort
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Arzghan
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Kerak
Question 38
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Who was the count of Tripoli (1112-1137) he allied with Baldwin II against Il-Ghazi in 1119, he also helped besiege Tyre in 1124 during Baldwin's captivity.
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Raymond of Toulouse
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Baldwin I
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Pons
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Hugh of le Puisset
Question 39
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Who was the Count of Tripoli (1137-1152), he established the hospitallers as a force in his county in the 1130's.
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Raymond II
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Pons
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Hugh of le Puisset
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Baldwin III
Question 40
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What was a major castle which was given to the Hospitallers by Raymond II of Tripoli in 1142.
Answer
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Kerak
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Beth Gibelin
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Beaufort
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Krak des Chevaliers
Question 41
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Which castle was built during the reign of Fulk in Oultrejordain to control the trade routes from Damascus to Egypt and Mecca.
Answer
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Krak des Chevaliers
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Beth Gibelin
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Kerak
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Beaufort
Question 42
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Which castle built in 1135 to ensure control over the ports Caesarea and Jaffa. It was granted to the Hospitallers in 1136.
Answer
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Kerak
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Beth Gibelin
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Beaufort
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Krak des Chevaliers
Question 43
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This area was captured by Fulk in 1139 and this castle was built quickly to secure control of Sidon in the Kingdom of Jerusalem.
Answer
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Beth Gibelin
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Kerak
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Beaufort
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Krak des Chevaliers
Question 44
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Who was the latin patriarch of Antioch between 1100 and 1135, he had replaced Greek John the Oxite and his presence was a major insult to the Byzantines.
Answer
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Bernard of Clairveux
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Alexios I
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Bernard of Valence
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Peter the Hermit
Question 45
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Who was the second daughter of Baldwin II, after her husbands death Bohemond II she attempted to rule Antioch as regent for their daughter but there was resistance to this.
Answer
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Melisendre
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Alice
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Hoiderna
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Ioveta
Question 46
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In what place was Fulk defeated in battle by Zengi in 1137. The Frankish castle was lost to Zengi.
Answer
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Vitry
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Ba'rin
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Vezelay
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Tripoli
Question 47
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Who was the Byzantine emperor and son of Alexius I, he had reasserted Byzantine authority over Antioch and fought against the Turks in Northern Syria.
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Manuel I
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John II
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Adronikos I
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Alexius II
Question 48
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What Muslim city in 1138 did John II siege unsuccessfully because of lack of support from Raymond II of Antioch and Josecelin II of Edessa.
Question 49
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John II intended to create a principality including these as well as Shaizar and Aleppo to trade for control of Antioch.
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Damascus
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Latakieh
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Acre
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Hama & Homs
Question 50
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What group of Turks became involved with Josecelin II which distracted him from the defence of Edessa in the early 1140's.
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Seljuk sultanate of Rum
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Danishmends
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Artquids
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Fatimids
Question 51
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Which prince and ruler of Antioch from 1136 - 1149 failed to support the count of Edessa.
Answer
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Raymond II
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Bohemond II
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Raymond of Poitiers
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Josecelin I
Question 52
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Who was the atabeg of Mousl and Aleppo who increasingly threatened to dominate Northern Syria, he fought against Damascus and captured Edessa in December 1144.
Answer
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Nur ad-Din
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Tughtegin
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Balak
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Zengi
Question 53
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Which city was usually a Muslim ally of Jerusalem as a consequence of a fear of Zengi.
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Aleppo
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Damascus
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Mardin
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Mousl
Question 54
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What city was a potential target for the second crusade. It was held by the Fatimids and was the only coastal city still in Muslim hands.
Answer
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Mousl
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Aleppo
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Ascalon
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Damascus
Question 55
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This was the capital of the first established crusader state, it was isolated and heavily exposed to Turkish attack.
Answer
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Tripoli
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Antioch
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Edessa
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Jerusalem
Question 56
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Who was the count of Edessa who lost the city to Zengi, he was absent at the time (December 1144).
Answer
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Josecelin II
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Raymond of Poitiers
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Pons
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Baldwin II
Question 57
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One major issue of contention between Josecelin II of Edessa and Raymond of Antioch, was that Josecelin II refused to accept Raymond as his feudal superior.
Question 58
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What was the favourite residence of the Count of Edessa, it was a long way from the city and made fast intervention difficult.
Answer
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Jerusalem
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Antioch
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Tripoli
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Turbessel
Question 59
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Who was the King of Jerusalem from 1143, he was only a child and this hampered attempts to intervene and relieve Edessa in 1144.
Answer
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Baldwin II
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Fulk
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Baldwin III
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Josecelin II
Question 60
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What was the papal bull of Eugenius III that launched the second crusade on the 1st December 1145.
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Omne Datum Optimum
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Militia Dei
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Ad exstirpanda
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Quantum praedecessores
Question 61
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Who was the King of France, he had already intended to go to Jerusalem on a pilgrimage after his brothers death.
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Philip I
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Louis VII
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Philip II
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Robert II
Question 62
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This is the site where a church was burned down by Louis VII, the crusade was partly a penance for this.
Answer
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Vezelay
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Paris
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Vitry
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Toulouse
Question 63
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Who was a famous and charismatic monk, he was sent on a 7 month tour to whip up support for the second crusade.
Answer
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Bernard of Valence
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Bernard of Clairveux
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Peter the Hermit
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Bishop Adhemar
Question 64
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What was the term used by Bernard of Clairveux to refer to those he wished to undertake the second crusade.
Answer
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Lucky Generation
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The Holy ones
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The idiots
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Rather you than me
Question 65
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Who was the French monk who was preaching anti-Semitism. Bernard's preaching was partly to counter this.
Answer
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Rudolph
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Radulf
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Robert
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Richard
Question 66
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Who was the King of Germany, who was inspired by Bernard of Clairveux's preaching and took the cross at Aachen in 1146.
Answer
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Conrad III
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Frederick II
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Otto IV
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Henry II
Question 67
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What is the name of the place where Louis VII took the cross on 31st March 1146.
Answer
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Orleans
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Vezelay
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Avignon
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DIJon
Question 68
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Who was Louis VII's wife who went on the second crusade, her alleged affair with her uncle Raymond of Antioch had an impact on the second crusade.
Answer
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Bertha of Holland
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Adélaide de Maurienne
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Eleanor of Aquitaine
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Adèle of Champagne
Question 69
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What was the campaign by Germans against Pagans in the Baltic called, it distracted attention from the main crusade.
Answer
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Norwegian Crusade
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1101 Crusade
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1120-24 Crusade
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Wendish Crusade
Question 70
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Where did some crusading end up it was redirected against Muslims in this place as well as Almeria in Iberia.
Answer
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Spain
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France
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Portugal
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Italy
Question 71
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Who was the pope who called for the second crusade in his bull, Quantum Praedecessores.
Answer
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Lucius II
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Innocent II
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Honorius II
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Eugenius III
Question 72
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Who was the Byzantine emperor who was blamed for the crusaders for the campaigns failure due to his limited support.
Answer
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Manuel I
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Alexios II
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John II
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Andronikos I
Question 73
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Who was the King of Sicily, as his threats against Byzantium had forced Manuel into an alliance with the Seljuk of Rum.
Answer
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Roger III
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Frederick I
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Charles I
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Roger II
Question 74
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Who was the sultan of Rum that Manuel I made a 12 year truce with and did not want to offend him.
Answer
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Kutalmish
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Suleiman ibn Qutulmish
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Kilij Arslan I
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Masud I
Question 75
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Where was the site of a major defeat of the German army after Conrad III insisted on the overland route against Byzantine advice.
Answer
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Ramlah
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Inab
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Dorylaeum
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Manzikert
Question 76
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What city in Anatolia from which Louis VII sailed to Antioch abandoning his army in the process.
Answer
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Anakara
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Elazig
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Attalia
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Kadesh
Question 77
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The second crusaders accused the Byzantines of attacking their forces here on their journey to Constantinople before crossing Anatolia.
Answer
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Faulklands
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Balkans
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Madagascar
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Cicilia
Question 78
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The second crusaders accused these of luring them into Turkish ambushes during the crossing of Anatolia.
Answer
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Normans
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Fatimids
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Muslims
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Byzantine scouts
Question 79
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The chaplain of Louis VII who wrote a hostile account of the second crusade blaming the Byzantines for its failure.
Answer
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Bishop Adhemar
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Odo of Deuil
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Bernard of Valence
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John the Oxite
Question 80
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The city of a large council where it was decided to attack Damascus instead of the city of Ascalon.
Answer
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Nabulas
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Clermont
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Piacenza
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Acre
Question 81
Question
Who was the son of Zengi, he came to rescue Damascus and this forced the crusaders to withdraw after only 5 days of besieging the city.
Answer
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Balak
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Bursq
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Tughtegin
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Nur ad - Din
Question 82
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The conquest of this city in Portugal by English crusaders was the greatest success of the crusade.
Answer
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Sines
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Lisbon
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Porto
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Almado
Question 83
Question
Prince Raymond of Antioch and his forces were massacred at this battle against Nur ad-Din in 1149, this massively weakened Antioch.
Answer
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Harran
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Inab
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Ramlah
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Field of Blood
Question 84
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The grand master of the templars between 1147 - 1151, he accompanied Louis VII on the second crusade and restored order to the march across Anatolia.
Answer
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Huge de Payens
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Raymond II
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Everard des Barres
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Josecelin I