WHI-Chap20-Obj6
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The Crusades were caused by Roman Catholic Christians' desire to take posession of the holy land. Pope Urban II is credited with launching the crusades in 1905. During the Council of Clermont Pope Urban II called for Christian knights to arm themselves and seize the holy lands. An enthusiastic preacher named Preter the Hermit traveled thoughout France, Germany, and the Low Countries (now Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands). Within a year
