The Crusades

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What was the most important result of the Crusades?

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The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.

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What was the primary motivation for the Crusades?

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spiritual

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Why was Jerusalem so important to Christians?

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Christians believed it was the holiest site.

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What was the most important result of the Crusades?

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The Crusades led to trade and new kinds of knowledge.

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Who called for the First Crusade?

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Pope Urban II

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What inspired the Third Crusades?

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Saladin took control of Jerusalem.

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What was one of the causes of the Second Crusades? Options: Saladin took control of Jerusalem. The strengthening of Christianity in the Byzantine Empire. The spread of Muslim power. The capture of Constantinople.

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The spread of Muslim power.

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How did Pope Urban II influence the First Crusade?

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He successfully urged the council to undertake a Crusade to rescue the Holy Land.

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What was the purpose of the Crusades?

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They were designed to take back control of the Holy Land from the Muslims.

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Pope Urban II wanted to recapture the Holy Lands so that Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.

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Christians going on pilgrimages to visit the Holy Land would be safe.