Edexcel A Level History Paper 1 option: The crusades, c1095-1204 June 2017 question paper 9HI0/1A

How similar were the reasons for launching the First and Second Crusades?

How accurate is it to say that the decline of the crusader states was primarily due to the quality of Saladin’s leadership in the years 1169–87?

How significant were chivalric values for the participation of knights in the Second and Third Crusades?

How far do you agree that control over the seaports of Outremer was the most significant factor in the governance of the crusader states in the years 1100–87?

Study Extracts 1 and 2 in the Extracts Booklet before you answer this question.

In the light of differing interpretations, how convincing do you find the view that the Fourth Crusade failed because Innocent III was ‘too confident in his abilities’ (Extract 1, line 1)?

To explain your answer, analyse and evaluate the material in both extracts, using your own knowledge of the issues.