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The First Crusade
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Pope Urban II
Pope Urban II at Claremont
• In 1095, Byzantine Emperor Alexios I contacted Pope Urban II about the threat of Turkish armies against Constantinople and the Fatamid Muslim’s control of Jerusalem
• In November 1096, Pope Urban II considered Alexios’ plea at the Council of Claremont, and called for a crusade against the Muslim Turks.
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Crusaders
• Ten of thousands of peasants, nobles, and clergy responded to Urban II’s call.
• In the spring and summer of 1096, armies of Crusaders departed from Western Europe for Constantinople.
Peter the Hermit Leading an army of crusaders
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Shi’ite Fatamids
• Prior to the Crusades, there was infighting between Sunni Seljuk Turks, who had conquered a lot of land and the Shi’ite Fatamid Caliphate.
• Just before the First Crusade, the Fatamids captured Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks.
• Knowing the Crusaders were coming, the Fatamids expelled all Christians from Jerusalem.
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Capture of Jerusalem
Capture of Jerusalem
• Between 1096 and 1099, Crusader armies made their way to Jerusalem, engaging in several major battles with Turkish forces.
• On July 17, 1099, Crusaders took the city of Jerusalem, after a long and costly siege. Some historians estimate the number of casualties at 100,000.
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Map of the First Crusade
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Perspectives
• Christians believed they were fighting the Crusades in the name of Jesus to take back the place of his birth from infidels.
• Muslims believed they were defending land that was theirs. From their perspective, Christians were brutal invaders.
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Central Historic Question
What happened when Crusaders entered Jerusalem during the First Crusade?
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Document C
This document is from the French chaplain Fulcher of Chartres, a Christian, who participated in and wrote first-hand accounts of the First Crusade. In this excerpt, written sometime between 1100 and his death in 1127, he describes the Crusaders taking Jerusalem.