History A-Level
Urban hierarchy
What Urban hierarchy means in History A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definition of Urban hierarchy
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Reference: Pearson Edexcel
Edessa, Tripoli and Antioch were key cities, but Jerusalem held primacy as the spiritual and political centre.
Topics that use Urban hierarchy
- The crusader states of Outremer, 1100–92 (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
Related terms
- Diplomacy and truce with Saladin
- Geography and defence
- Military defence
- Royal authority and succession
- Economic interdependence
- External support
- Factionalism within the ruling elite
- Fortification
Using Urban hierarchy in the exam
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