Which of the Following Precipitated the First Crusade

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which of the following precipitated the First Crusade?

• A) With the support of Pope Urban II, the Byzantine emperor Alexius I launched a campaign against the Turks in 1095 to reclaim Jerusalem for the Byzantine Empire.
• B) At the Council of Worms in 1095, the Franks launched a campaign that sent bands of knights (crusaders) to spread Christendom in the "heathen" Near East.
• C) The Byzantine emperor sent messengers to the pope to plead for mercenary troops to combat the Turks, but instead Pope Urban II issued a general call to arms to free Jerusalem.
• D) Muslim Seljuk Turks captured Jerusalem in 1095, burning down churches and terrorizing the Christian population, who appealed to European Christians for aid.

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