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the Seljuk Turks captured Jerusalem and would not allow Christians to go on a pilgrimage there

Europeans went for fame, fortune, riches, religious beliefs, were absolved from all debt, and they were told by the pope they would go to heaven

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Q: What was happening in Muslim lands that led European christians to begin going on crusades at the end of the 11th century For what reasons did europeans join the crusades?
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