Assessing Failure of the 2nd Crudade and impacts

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1. How far was failure due to attempting to acheive too much? examples

  • crusader armies split went on different crusades
  • Pope died on the spot from a heart-attack
  • only the rich and nobility could afford to travel easy
  • Promises never kept distrusted Louis VII,
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2. How far was Poor leadership responsible for failure? Examples

  • made sure people who went in boats had to pay a high price for it
  • Nur ad Din married Unur’s daughter
  • When they camped near Constantinople, on a flood plain, it flooded.
  • Last time, they did a promise on all crusader states captured

3. How important was muslim unity?

  • Ever since Zenghi got together army to recapture Edessa Muslims had grown in unity
  • Conrad’s army consisted of friends and his foes.
  • they did on a promise all crusader states captured would be returned
  • Louis made soldiers travel on foot across Byzantium to get there

4. What impact did the failure of the Second Crusade have on relations between the West and the Crusaders states? Example

  • Potentially dangerous as they had a stronger force against them
  • Louis VII and Conrad III set out to recapture Edessa
  • Henry II of England refused to help, as did King of France
  • only the rich and nobility could afford to travel easy.shows selfishness

5. How far was Bernard of Clairvaux responsible for failure? examples

  • Manuel did not request the 2nd crusade He did not want crusaders coming into his land
  • Louis made soldiers travel on foot across Byzantium to get to the Crusader States
  • dispute over decisions,allowed soldiers to get strung out,poorly disciplined army,
  • growing idea of jihad need to remove them

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