The Crusades were battles fought in an attempt to regain the holy land.
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To recapture the Holy Land.
Ostensibly, the Crusaders invaded the Middle East to recapture the Holy Land.
Muslim Invaders? Lie. Christian Crusaders tried taking the holyland, not the other way around. But they were called Crusaders, since they Crusaded to the Holy Land.
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The expeditions were known as the crusades.
The goal was to recapture the Holy Land (Palestine) from the Seldjuk Turks. The Turks had defeated the Byzantines in 1071, and took Jerusalem. They persecuted the Chistians. So, the Crusades were military expeditions fought by the Europeans to win back the Holy Land. The First Crusade was called by the Pope (Urban II). The Crusades successfully captured Jerusalem in 1099 and massacred its inhabitants.
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The Crusades were started because the the Muslims, Christians, and Jews all share the Holy Land of Israel, and the first crusade occured because the Christians were trying to recapture the holy land.
The Crusades were started because the the Muslims, Christians, and Jews all share the Holy Land of Israel, and the first crusade occured because the Christians were trying to recapture the holy land.