Christians conducted the First Crusade primarily to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. The crusade was initiated in response to increased Muslim control over Jerusalem and the surrounding areas, which many Christians saw as a direct threat to their ability to visit these sacred sites.
Why did Christians conduct the First Crusade?
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to remove Saladin from power
O to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land
• to destroy Constantinople
O to protect Rome from Muslim invaders
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