Military defence
What Military defence means in History A-Level, as defined for AQA, Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Military defence
Exam boards and our study guides word this term in slightly different ways. Learn the version your board uses.
Check what you remember
Read the wording for your board, then hide it and explain Military defence in your own words. Rough notes are fine. This is a self-check, with no mark or grade.
Reference: AQA
The role of providing a permanent, elite standing army and garrisoning vital frontier castles such as Krak des Chevaliers.
Defence relied on Baldwin I's consolidation of territory, castles and the military orders.
Topics that use Military defence
- 1A The Age of the Crusades, c1071–1204 – The foundation of new states and the Second Crusade, c1099–1149 (AQA A-Level)
- The crusader states of Outremer, 1100–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Bernard of Clairvaux
- Consequences of military failure
- Diplomacy and alliances
- Diplomacy and truce with Saladin
- Economic networks
- Geography and defence
- Ideological shifts and morale
- Leadership and propaganda
Using Military defence in the exam
Check the command word and mark scheme for your exact question. After comparing your explanation with the reference, use the term in an answer on the linked topic. This practice does not predict an exam mark.
Practise History questions
Create a free account to answer exam-style questions on this topic and get feedback on your answers.
A week of Premium from your first lesson · Then the free plan continues · No card, no charge