The Crusades and Holy War

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Questions

• What was the name of the Kurd warrior who recaptured Jerusalem from the crusaders in the 12th century?
• What were the Pope's motivations for calling for a crusade?
• What was Pope Urban II's main reason for calling for the First Crusade or "war of the cross"?
• Who won the first crusade?
• Question #37608
• How did the Great Schism of 1054 cause the First Crusade?
• Were the Crusades caused primarily by religious devotion or by the desire for political and economic gain?