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Global History: Spiconardi
FIRST CRUSADE (1096 – 1099)
Seljuk Turks
The Seljuk Empire in its expansion
encroaches on Byzantine territory
Why does the city of Constantinople’s geography
make it such a desirable locale?
Seljuk Turks
 By 1091, The Sejuks occupied most of Asia Minor
 In 1093, Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus
called on western Christendom to help defend his
empire & Christian churches from the Seljuk Turks
HELP!
Council of Clermont
 Pope Urban II
delivers a speech to
persuade French
Christians to join
the crusade
 Read the speech and
answer the questions
Pope Urban II’s call for a Crusade
 Description of the Muslims 
 Charges against the Muslims 
 Reasons people should join the Crusade 
Attack on the Rhineland Jews
 While Crusaders were on
their way to
Constantinople, they
stopped in Jewish lands
and ignited violence
against Jews
 Read the excerpt from
Albert of Aix.
Results of the First Crusade
 Establishment of the
Kingdom of Jerusalem
and other crusader
states
 Jerusalem would be
recaptured by Saladin in
1187
 The Byzantine Empire
regains some territory
and Seljuks retreat