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What were the various motives that spurred europenas to join the crusades?
Pope Urban II, in a speech at Clermont in France in November 1095, called for a great Christian expedition to free Jerusalem from the Seljuk Turks, a new Muslim power that had recently begun actively harassing peaceful Christian pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem.
Why did they have crusades?
CAUSES1) Turks took over Jerusalem which was holy to the Catholic Church2) Pope Urban II wanted Christians to visit Jerusalem (pilgrimage)3) Pope Urban II wanted to unite Europe which was fightingamong itself (common enemy unites people)4) The Christian Byzantine Empire asked the pope to help stop the invasion of the Suljak Turks.PHASES1) Peter the Hermit - attacked early with his followers2) First Crusade- Pope Urban II won, but Turks attacked for 88 years3) Second Crusade - Saladin (Turk) retook Jerusalem- Richard the Lionhearted and Saladin agreed (treaty) that Europeanscould visit Jerusalem
Pope Urban II called on Europeans to join a Crusade against?
Pope Urban II called on Europeans to join a Crusade against the Muslim Turks who controlled the city of Jerusalem and refused to allow Christians access to the holy sites located there. This First Crusade was called in 1095 when he urged Christians to free Jerusalem.
Pope urban II called on europeans to join a crusade against who?
pope urban II called for a revolutoin
The initiated a Crusade to take the Holy Land from the Turks in 1095.?
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