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1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204

The Crusader States, Byzantium and the Latin West

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Key term

Why were relations between the crusader states and Byzantium complicated?

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How did the crusader states receive reinforcements, settlers and financial support from the Latin West?

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Which Eastern Christian communities lived under crusader rule in Outremer?

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  1. 1

    Why were relations between the crusader states and Byzantium complicated?

    Model answer

    Due to conflicting claims to Antioch, which the Byzantines considered rightfully theirs.

  2. 2

    When did Byzantine Emperor John II Comnenus campaign in northern Syria?

    Model answer

    In 1138 and 1142.

  3. 3

    What did John II Comnenus demand during his Syrian campaigns?

    Model answer

    He asserted imperial claims over Antioch and demanded homage.

  4. 4

    How did the crusader states receive reinforcements, settlers and financial support from the Latin West?

    Model answer

    Through pilgrimage, smaller crusading expeditions and Italian shipping.

  5. 5

    How would you characterise relations between the crusader states and their Muslim neighbours?

    Model answer

    They involved periods of both warfare and pragmatic coexistence, including truces, trade agreements and occasional alliances against common enemies.

  6. 6

    Which Eastern Christian communities lived under crusader rule in Outremer?

    Model answer

    Armenians, Maronites and Greek Orthodox Christians.

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