Geography and economy (OCR A-Level History A): Flashcards
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4 main crusader states established after First Crusade
4 main crusader states established after First Crusade
Edessa, Antioch, Tripoli, Jerusalem
Who seized Edessa?
Who seized Edessa?
Baldwin of Boulogne
What made Edessa unique geographically vs other crusader states?
What made Edessa unique geographically vs other crusader states?
Landlocked (no coastline access)
Population of Edessa (smallest of crusader states)
Population of Edessa (smallest of crusader states)
About 10,000 people
Founder of Principality of Antioch
Founder of Principality of Antioch
Bohemond of Taranto
Founder & year: County of Tripoli
Founder & year: County of Tripoli
Bertrand of Toulouse, 1109
Tripoli's political relationship to Jerusalem
Tripoli's political relationship to Jerusalem
Vassal state of Kingdom of Jerusalem
Founder & year: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Founder & year: Kingdom of Jerusalem
Godfrey of Bouillon, 1099
Year First Kingdom of Jerusalem fell to Saladin
Year First Kingdom of Jerusalem fell to Saladin
1187
Jerusalem's economy: commercial or agricultural?
Jerusalem's economy: commercial or agricultural?
More commercial than agricultural
Most important trading port of all crusader states
Most important trading port of all crusader states
Acre
Tax rate Baldwin I charged Muslim caravans (% of goods' value)
Tax rate Baldwin I charged Muslim caravans (% of goods' value)
4 to 25%
Latin Christians in Jerusalem by 1187 (number & % of population)
Latin Christians in Jerusalem by 1187 (number & % of population)
140,000 (20% of total population)
Who introduced sugarcane cultivation in crusader states?
Who introduced sugarcane cultivation in crusader states?
Italian colonists (Genoans & Venetians)