Question

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Which statement accurately describes a reason for the start of the Crusades?


The city of Jerusalem had fallen under the control of Jewish extremists.


Muslim leaders asked westerners to help them protect their centers of learning from attack by barbarians.


The Byzantine emperor asked for help from the pope to defend his realm from the Seljuk Turks.


Saladin led a Muslim army in an invasion of Italy and sacked Rome.

Answer 1

Answer:

D.

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

The Byzantine emperor asked for help from the pope to defend his realm from the Seljuk Turks.

Explanation:

One of the reasons is that the Byzantine Empire had weakened considerably, and to help protect their borders, the Byzantium Emperor asked for help from the west to keep the Islamists from continuing to expand. Jerusalem was set as the goal, partly because of it's major role in Christianity, but in reality it was just to ask Western Europe to keep Islam from expanding and impeding into the Byzantium Empire's realm.

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