Question

What were the 3 main causes of the Crusades? 1- 2- 3-

Answer 1

The Preaching of Peter the Hermit.

The Threat of the Turks.

The Council of Clermont led by Pope Urban II

Answer 2

The Crusades were a series of armed attacks launched by Western Europe on Muslims and the Islamic world from year 1095 to 1291.

These wars which were authorized by Christian leadership and the Catholic Church, took place amid followers of two big and powerful religions in a very massive geographical area.