Causes and Consequences of the Crusades
Words: 1059 Pages: 4 6622The popes mainly started these wars, and the first crusade was started by pope urban. In doing this, he was hoping to help the Byzantine Empire that was being attacked by Muslim Seljuk Turks. The Europeans could capture Jerusalem because of this crusade. The Muslims decided to band together and fight the Christians who when were attacking them. Both both they fought in wars to gain control of the holy land. Jerusalem then got controlled by the Muslims and the […]