What is Nicaea was the capital of the Turkish Sultanate.
100
This magnate was reluctant to accepting Alexius' oath for a distinct reason. Name who this was and their reasoning behind their decision.
Who is Raymond of St. Gilles because he fought solely for God, not the Byzantine empire.
100
Fulcher of Chartres traveled with this Crusading army.
What is Robert, Duke of Normandy; Robert, Count of Flanders; Stephen of Blois.
100
The crusaders arrived at Antioch on what date?
What is October 21, 1097
100
Who became the ruler of Jerusalem?
Who is Godfrey of Bouillon
200
This geographical barrier prevented the crusaders from completely surrounding Nicaea.
What is the Ascanian lake/port.
200
These magnates and their followers made up the Second wave to arrive.
Who is Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemond of Taranto, Raymond of St. Gilles.
200
The game Kerboga was playing before the Crusaders attacked his army outside of Antioch.
What is chess.
200
Name an event that spurred the morale of the crusaders when the Turks besieged Antioch?
What is the finding of the Holy Lance, a meteor landing in the Turkish camp or the vision of Christ by the priest Stephen.
200
Who marched upon the city of Jerusalem after the crusaders had taken it?
Who is the King of Babylon, also known as Shah-an-Shah el-Afdal, Emir or Vizier of the Egyptian Caliph
300
The crusaders were disapointed in the outcome at Nicaea because
They weren't allowed to plunder anything. They had built up aggression to fight and the fight was taken away from them.
300
Alexius feared and did not trust Bohemond for this reason.
What is Bohemond fought alongside his father against the Byzantine empire a decade before.
300
This is how Baldwin became the Count of Edessa.
What is Baldwin was invited to Edessa by their Prince as a potential heir. He accepted and traveled to Edessa and was adopted by the Prince. Later, there was a riot in which the old Prince was killed (which Baldwin may or may not have been responsible for). Baldwin then becomes the Count of Edessa.
300
What tactic was Yaghi-Siyan, the ruler of Antioch, afraid of that could possibly lead to the fall of Islamic power over Antioch?
What is the crusaders would find an accomplice on the inside, who would allow them access.
300
In 1099, why were the Sunni Turks not interested in defending their land when the crusaders marched towards Jerusalem
What is the Sunni Turks were glad to see the crusaders battle against the Egyptians, who had recently taken Jerusalem.
400
This conflict presented an equal problem to both Kilij Arslan and Nicaea and also Alexius and Constantinople.
What is proximity. Arslan was a threat because he was a nomadic warrior in Constantinople's backyard. Alexius threatened Nicaea because of his desire to return in to Byzantine rule.
400
This resulted in Godfrey and Alexius' dispute at Constantinople
What is 3 months of fighting and pillaging between their men before a resolution could be made.
400
A vision of St. George told this to a priest following the capture of Antioch
What is to scold him for not taking the relics with the army, to say that they are his relics, to go ahead and take them, and to chant a mass.
400
To whom did Yaghi-Siyan turn to for aid?
Who is Duqaq (King of Damascus), Ridwan (King of Aleppo), Karbuqa (Governor of Mosul)
400
What did the Fatimid governor of Jerusalem do to prepare for the invasion of the crusaders?
What is he expelled all Christians and poisoned most of the wells of the city.
500
This Turkish rival of Arslan inadvertantly distracted Arslan from his duty at Nicaea.
Who is Danishmend "the Wise".
500
This underlied the tension felt between the crusaders and the people of Constantinople.
What is they had different leadership, language, and rituals during service. They felt foreign to each other and it was easy to believe that they were of different religions.
500
The Jews sided with this group.
What is the "Saracens."
500
What kept Karbuqa's army from reaching Antioch before it was taken?
What is Karbuqa's army stopped at Edessa to try and take the city from Baldwin.
500
What main tactic of warfare did the crusaders use to take the city of Jerusalem?
What is they prepared war machines to assault the city; a key element was the towers they had built and pushed up against the walls to gain access.