Why did the pope call for a crusade?
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Responses
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
1 answer
The correct response is: to free Jerusalem from the Turks.
The Pope called for the First Crusade primarily to assist Byzantine Emperor Alexios I in reclaiming territories lost to Muslim forces, particularly Jerusalem, which was significant for Christians.
