HIST 1001 Chapter : 7 World Of The Crusades
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Arab armies had taken control of the entire near. East: byzantines had control over asia minor and. Byzantium, who were already having internal trouble with succession: battle of manzikert: 1071 ad, turks defeat byzantines; huge setback for. Asia minor: after the battle, byzantines still have a lot of trouble with succession until alexius. Comnenus (1081-1118: major problem: byzantine military was mercenary dependent, no longer had access to mercenaries from asia minor, went west seeking professional soldiers to protect his kingdom, appealed to religion, painted it as blocking the spread of. Turkic tribes caused an unstable state in the holy. Interest in improving relations between eastern and western christians: to unite warlike christian knight against a non-christian outside power, tired of infighting between christian kingdoms. Infidel : on the way across europe, fed themselves by fighting local villagers and seizing their property and possessions, especially jewish communities in eastern.
