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 * http://www.funtrivia.com/en/History/The-Crusades-3991.html

Blog Entry 1

1. What are the crusades?** The crusades are battles between different religions to get the holy city or Jerusalem back into their power.

Between the years 1095-1270
 * 2. When did the crusades occur?**

In 1095 Christians took over Jerusalem killing thousands
 * 3.name at least one major event in the crusades.**

There were a total of 9 crusades but the first 4 were the major ones
 * 4. How many Crusades were there?**


 * Blog Entry 2

1. Get a picture of how crusaders looked like (Armour, clothes, etc)

2. Explain why the Crusades took place.** So the christan religion could take over Jerusalem

Godfrey a general till 1099 when he died
 * 3. Who became the first ruler over Jerusalem after the capture?**

Pope Urban II
 * 4. Which Pope called for the Crusades?**


 * Blog Entry 3

1. Which crusading order was abolished by the King of France?**

The Knights Templar. The Templars were proberly abolished due to their huge wealth.


 * 2. Which Caliphate had the OFFICIAL power in Bagdad at the time of the first Crusade (tricky)?**

Abbasids. A tricky question because although the Abbasids had the official power of the Islamic world the real power laid in the hands of the Seldjuk Turks


 * 3. What was the last Christian possession in the Levant to fall to Islamic forces?**

Acre. Acre fell in 18th of may, 1291


 * 4. What is notable about the King of Jerusalem, Baldwin IV?**

He was a leper


 * Blog Entry 4

1. What happened to Richard I (Lionheart) on his return from the crusade?**

He was kidnapped


 * 2. This Muslim leader declared a Islamic Holy War (1187 AD) to crush the Crusader States established in the Holy Land after the First Crusade. Which individual was it?**

Salah al-Deen


 * 3. This famous city of the Byzantine Empire fell to the Fourth Crusade (1202-1204 AD) after only a six day siege and was systematically plundered. Which Imperial city was it?**

Constantinople


 * 4. This French King was the other famous leader of the Third Crusade (1189-1192 AD). During his reign (1180-1223 AD) he would greatly consolidate and strengthen the French monarchy. Which King of France was it?

Blog Entry 5

1. This crusade was preached in France and Germany by two young boys (1212 AD) and was not officially sanctioned by Pope Innocent III. Can you name this famous 'Crusade?'**

childrens


 * 2. The Sixth Crusade (1228-1229 AD) was led by this excommunicated Holy Roman Emperor. His prestige (he was known as 'Stupor Mundi' Wonder of the World) quickly gained him a peaceful settlement with Sultan al-Kamil after being in the Holy Land for only five months. Which Emperor was it?**

Fredrick II


 * 3. The German Crusaders of the Second Crusade (1147-1149 AD) were led by the Holy Roman Emperor. Which Emperor was it?**

Conrad III


 * Blog Entry 6

1. On what date did Jerusalem fall?**

15th July 1099


 * 2. How did the crusading emperor Fredrick Barbarossa meet his end?**

Drowned in a river


 * 3. Did the Roman Empire have any thing to do with the Crusades in 1099**

==4. What were the results of the Crusades? Blog Entry 7 1. What weapons were used in the Crusades? 2. What were some initial success despite the crusades late failure? 3. What is the route the Christian Knights used when traveling during the Crusades to the Holy Land? 4. How did the crusades lead to the renaissance?==