Question

Why did the pope call for a crusade?

A.
to establish trading empires in the Middle East

B.
to free Jerusalem from the Turks

C.
to convert Muslims to Christianity

D.
to establish a new base for the Roman Catholic Church

Answer 1

C,

Jerusalem was the Christian holy land occupied by the Muslims, so the pope called for war.

Answer 2

Here is the answer as to why the pope called for a crusade. Jerusalem was known to be the city for the Christians and it was wrongly occupied by the Muslims. For the reason, the Pope gave call to the war.

Pope wanted to free the land from the power of Islam. He wanted to make it a land for the Christians.