NEAREAST 207 Lecture 28: Crusades 2
5 Jan 2017
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More trained knights and soldiers (30,000+ soldiers) Took ships straight to constantinople, popular crusade is gone by now. Launch successful attacks in asia minor that defeat seljuks and others. Some crusaders stay behind in asia minor and establish christian feudalistic societies. Most travel south towards jerusalem, arrive in 1099. Had a reputation of a cruel merciless army. Muslims and jews unite and fight against the crusaders. All eastern coast of the mediterranean were now conquered and under control of the europeans. Geographical organization: establish a new christian european political entity in the. Use the same social structure of middle ages europe. Head of all municipalities was the kingdom of jerusalem. Lead by the king of jerusalem, other nobles were under the king. Religion: heart of jerusalem was the church of the holy sepulcher. Qubbat as sakhra (dome of the rock) was confiscated and turned it into a. Al-aqsa mosque (mosque on the edge) was turned into the templum.
