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Big picture and chronology

Big picture and chronology

Timeline from 1149 to 1204 showing Inab, Damascus, Saladin in Egypt, the end of Fatimid rule, Hattin, Acre, Jaffa, Zara and Constantinople, with arrows for growing Muslim unity and weakening Latin stability

From 1149 to 1204, the central pattern is growing Muslim unity and weakening Latin stability. The Crusader states still had castles, military orders and help from the sea, but their position became more fragile over time.

The revival of Islam and the later Crusades, 1149–1204 (A-level only) Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /History
  3. /The revival of Islam and the later Crusades, 1149–1204 (A-level only)

Step-by-step lessons on AQA A Level History The revival of Islam and the later Crusades, 1149–1204 (A-level only). Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a secure grasp of the outline narrative for your breadth and depth periods first, since the source-evaluation and historical-interpretations questions that carry a large share of the marks depend on that contextual knowledge.

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