Fourth Crusade

High school (ages 12+)
History & Culture

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/fourth-crusade

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the event chronology?1202-1204
2. What is the papal proclamation?Called by Pope Innocent III with the objective of recapturing Jerusalem

Ayyubid Sultanate: A Muslim empire founded by Saladin, which controlled Jerusalem at the time of the Fourth Crusade.
Doge: The chief magistrate and leader of the Republic of Venice during its historical period.
Byzantine Empire: The continuation of the Roman Empire in the East, with its capital at Constantinople, known for its Greek culture and Orthodox Christianity.
Frankokratia: The period of Frankish (Western European) rule over parts of the former Byzantine Empire after the Fourth Crusade.