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Why did the pope call for a crusade?

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to establish trading empires in the Middle East

to establish trading empires in the Middle East

to free Jerusalem from the Turks

to free Jerusalem from the Turks

to convert Muslims to Christianity

to convert Muslims to Christianity

to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church

to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church
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Answer 1

The correct response is: to free Jerusalem from the Turks.

The pope called for the First Crusade in 1095 primarily to reclaim Jerusalem and other holy sites in the Middle East from Muslim control.