Kingdom of Jerusalem

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/kingdom-of-jerusalem

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 founding year?1099
2. What is the final year?1291
3. What was the Kingdom of Jerusalem and when did it start?It was a Crusader state founded in 1099 after the First Crusade, with Godfrey of Bouillon as its first ruler.
4. Why did the capital move from Jerusalem to Acre?Jerusalem was taken by Saladin in 1187, and after the Third Crusade the kingdom was rebuilt with Acre as its new capital in 1192.

Crusader States: Polities established in the Levant by participants of the Crusades, including the Kingdom of Jerusalem, County of Tripoli, Principality of Antioch, and County of Edessa.
Levant: The geographical region east of the Mediterranean Sea, historically encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel, and Palestine.
Ayyubid Sultanate: A Muslim empire founded by Saladin, which controlled Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and parts of Iraq during the late 12th and early 13th centuries.
Feudalism: A social and political system in medieval Europe where land was granted in exchange for loyalty and military service.