Which was not a reason for the crusades?
-to free Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Roman Empire.
-The Byzantine Emperor asked Europeans for help against the Seljuk Turks.
-Pope Urban II wanted a great cause to prove his leadership.
-Europeans wanted to capture Jerusalem and Palestine from the Muslims.
i think its the second one right?

Question

Which was not a reason for the crusades?
-to free Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Roman Empire.
-The Byzantine Emperor asked Europeans for help against the Seljuk Turks.
-Pope Urban II wanted a great cause to prove his leadership.
-Europeans wanted to capture Jerusalem and Palestine from the Muslims.
i think its the second one right?

anonymous · Answer

its is the second one, because The Crusades had major political, economic, and social impact on western Europe. It resulted in a substantial weakening of the Christian Byzantine Empire, which fell several centuries later to the Muslim Turks.