2.2.3 The Second Crusade

• What event prompted the Second Crusade (1147-1149 CE)?

  The fall of Edessa
• The Second Crusade was called to recapture Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks.

  False
• The Second Crusade was called to reclaim Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks.

  False
• The Second Crusade successfully captured Damascus in 1148 CE.

  False
• The fall of Edessa was a minor setback for the Crusader states.

  False
• The Second Crusade was called to defend the Byzantine Empire against the Seljuk Turks.

  False
• The Byzantine Emperor requested aid from the Crusaders during the Second Crusade.

  False
• The capture of Edessa led directly to the Second Crusade.


  True
• Pope Urban II led the Second Crusade.

  False
• The Second Crusade armies successfully besieged Damascus in 1148 CE.

  False
• Match the Crusade with its background or aim:

  First Crusade ↔️ Recapture Jerusalem

  Second Crusade ↔️ Respond to the fall of Edessa
• The First Crusade was called to recapture Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks.
• Match the royal participants with the correct Crusade:

  Godfrey of Bouillon ↔️ First Crusade

  Louis VII of France ↔️ Second Crusade
• Sequence the key outcomes of the First and Second Crusades:

  1️⃣ First Crusade captures Jerusalem in 1099 CE

  2️⃣ Second Crusade fails with the siege of Damascus in 1148 CE

  3️⃣ Crusader influence declines in the Middle East
• The Second Crusade was called in response to the fall of Edessa
• What was the background of the First Crusade?

  Recapture Jerusalem
• What were the causes of the Second Crusade?

  Loss of Crusader territory
• Who captured Edessa in 1144 CE, leading to the call for the Second Crusade?

  Nur ad-Din
• Which pope called for the Second Crusade?

  Eugenius III
• What year did the Second Crusade end?

  1149 CE
• Why was the fall of Edessa significant for the Crusader states?

  Key Crusader territory
• Who were two royal leaders of the Second Crusade?

  Conrad III, Louis VII
• What was the primary route taken by the First Crusade?

  Overland through Anatolia
• The Second Crusade's unsuccessful siege of Damascus occurred in 1148
• Who called for the Second Crusade in response to the fall of Edessa?

  Pope Eugenius III
• The Second Crusade succeeded in recapturing Edessa from Nur ad-Din.

  False
• The Second Crusade's siege of Damascus in 1148 CE was ultimately unsuccessful.
• What was the main consequence of the Second Crusade's failure for the Crusader states?

  Decline in influence
• The First Crusade aimed to recapture Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks.
• One of the causes of the Second Crusade was concern over the loss of Crusader territory.
• The fall of Edessa in 1144 CE was a major blow to the Crusader states, and it was captured by Nur ad-Din.
• The Second Crusade was called by Pope Eugenius III.
• The Second Crusade ended in 1149 CE.
• The fall of Edessa was significant because it was a key Crusader territory.
• The Second Crusade was led by Conrad III of Germany and Louis VII of France.
• The First Crusade primarily took the overland route through Anatolia.
• The Second Crusade aimed to reclaim lost Crusader territory, specifically Edessa.


  True
• Sequence the key events of the Second Crusade:

  1️⃣ Fall of Edessa in 1144 CE

  2️⃣ Pope Eugenius III calls for a Second Crusade

  3️⃣ Unsuccessful siege of Damascus in 1148 CE
• Who was the papal leader of the First Crusade?

  Pope Urban II
• The First Crusade resulted in the successful capture of Jerusalem in 1099 CE.


  True