WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
After the city of ____ was taken over by the Turks, Pope Urban II called for the city to be retaken, and the First Crusade began.
A
Timbuktu
B
Constantinople
C
Jerusalem
D
Rome
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Urban II is chiefly remembered as the pope who launched the First Crusade in 1095. He was born to a noble family in the Champagne region of France, and his original name was Odo. After completing his studies, he was an archdeacon at Reims from about 1055 until 1067.

Detailed explanation-2: -Description. The Second Crusade (1145-1149) was an extraordinarily bold attempt to overcome unbelievers on no less than three fronts. Crusader armies set out to defeat Muslims in the Holy Land and in Iberia as well as pagans in northeastern Europe.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Crusades were a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims started primarily to secure control of holy sites considered sacred by both groups. In all, eight major Crusade expeditions-varying in size, strength and degree of success-occurred between 1096 and 1291.

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