Questions and Answers
Who sent envoys to Pope Urban II asking for mercenary troops from the West?
Alexius Comnenus
What was the purpose of the Crusades?
To secure control of holy sites
When did the Crusades primarily occur?
Between 1096 and 1291
What did the Pope call on Western Christians to do at the Council of Clermont in November 1095?
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What was the symbol worn by those who joined the armed pilgrimage?
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Who led the less organized band of knights and commoners known as the 'People’s Crusade'?
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What city did the Crusaders and their Byzantine allies attack in May 1097?
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Who insisted that the leaders of the four main armies of Crusaders swear an oath of loyalty to him?
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Whose army crossed the Bosporus Strait in early August, ignoring advice to wait for the rest of the Crusaders?
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Which group carried out a series of massacres of Jews in various towns in the Rhineland in 1096?
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