Question

Why were the Crusaders so successful in the first Crusade?
a. The Crusaders were well equipped with weapons such as the crossbow and catapults.
c. The Turks were surprised and ambushed in a sneak attack by the Crusaders.
b. The Turks were already weak from fighting themselves.
d. The Crusaders were better prepared for the hot weather and had an abundance of food and water supplies.

Answer 1

The reason why the Crusaders were so successful in the first Crusade was that the Turks were already weak from fighting themselves - B.

Contrary to common thought, at the times there was no single unified muslim resistance that was fighting the Crausaders, at least in the beginning. There were a lot of fractions that were fighting between themselves and against the Crusaders.