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 * Blog Entry 1**

1. What are the crusades?

2. When did the crusades occur?

3. Name at least one major event in the crusades.

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.

3. Who became the first ruler over Jerusalem after the capture?

4. Which Pope called for the Crusades?


 * Blog Entry 3**

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

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

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

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


 * Blog Entry 4**

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

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?

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?

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?'

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?

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


 * Blog Entry 6**

1. On what date did Jerusalem fall?

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

3. Did the Roman Empire have any thing to do with the Crusades in 1090?

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?