Question

Which of the following statements best explains the cause of the First Crusade?(1 point)
Responses

The Muslims in Jerusalem were worried that Europeans were going to invade the city they had occupied for centuries.
The Muslims in Jerusalem were worried that Europeans were going to invade the city they had occupied for centuries.

European Christians were led to believe that Muslims were an enemy planning to march into Europe.
European Christians were led to believe that Muslims were an enemy planning to march into Europe.

The ruler of the Byzantine Empire asked European Christians to conquer Jerusalem for them.
The ruler of the Byzantine Empire asked European Christians to conquer Jerusalem for them.

European Christians became convinced that they had a religious obligation to take Jerusalem back from the Muslims.

Answer 1

European Christians became convinced that they had a religious obligation to take Jerusalem back from the Muslims.

(While the Byzantine emperor's request for military aid was a catalyst, the primary cause was religious motivation—Pope Urban II framed the campaign as a holy duty to reclaim Jerusalem and promised spiritual rewards.)