Why was the First Crusade successful?
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- Created on: 10-12-16 19:41
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- Why was the First Crusade successful?
- Italian Maritime States
- Genoa, Venice, and Pisa
- Resupplied the First Crusade when nearing Jerusalem
- Ship wood enabled building of siege towers which got crusaders into Jerusalem
- Provided link back to the West that was not over land
- Genoa, Venice, and Pisa
- Religious Zeal
- Crusaders keen to move onto Jerusalem during siege of Antioch
- Reaction to the Holy Lance meant renewed morale
- Captured Antioch due to its importance to Christianity
- Was site of first Church in Christendom
- Reaction to Urban II's preaching proved religious motivations were dominant
- Military Leadership
- Bohemond of Taranto
- At Dorylaeum, drew ranks together and kept such tight control Kilij Arslan's forces could not break ranks
- Was almost defeated yet Godfrey's forces arrived to relieve them
- At Dorylaeum, drew ranks together and kept such tight control Kilij Arslan's forces could not break ranks
- Godfrey of Bouillon
- Was known as the 'Crusader King'
- Found the weakness in the walls at Jerusalem and moved the siege tower to it
- Bohemond of Taranto
- Muslim Disunity
- Ridwan of Aleppo and Duqaq of Damascus took turns to try and relieve Antioch separately; both failed
- Kerbogha's captains were distrustful of him, leading to defeat at Antioch
- No single leader to keep Muslims under control since the death of Malik Shah 1092
- Idea of Jihad rose after First Crusade
- Ridwan of Aleppo and Duqaq of Damascus took turns to try and relieve Antioch separately; both failed
- Italian Maritime States
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