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1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204

Zengi and the Fall of Edessa

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Recall questions on the fragmented Muslim response to the crusades, Zengi's rise and the loss of the first crusader state.

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Why was the initial Muslim response to the crusades fragmented?

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Which crusader state did Zengi capture in 1144?

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What religious concept was revived under Zengi to legitimise campaigns against the Franks?

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  1. 1

    Why was the initial Muslim response to the crusades fragmented?

    Model answer

    Due to political divisions between the Fatimid Caliphate in Egypt and various Seljuk successor states in Syria and Iraq.

  2. 2

    Who was Zengi, and which cities did he rule?

    Model answer

    He was the atabeg of Mosul from 1127 and Aleppo from 1128.

  3. 3

    What did Zengi achieve in terms of Muslim territorial unity?

    Model answer

    He unified Muslim territories in northern Mesopotamia and Syria.

  4. 4

    Which crusader state did Zengi capture in 1144?

    Model answer

    The County of Edessa.

  5. 5

    What was the significance of Edessa's fall in 1144?

    Model answer

    It was the first crusader state to fall, which shocked Western Christendom and triggered the Second Crusade.

  6. 6

    What religious concept was revived under Zengi to legitimise campaigns against the Franks?

    Model answer

    Jihad as a concept of holy war against the crusaders.

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