Why did Pope Urban II call for the start of the Crusades?

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Noah Wilkes
May 24, 2016

Pope Urban II called for the start of the Crusades so that Christianity could still have influence in the east.

Explanation:

Pope Urban II called for the start of the Crusades to reclaim the Holy Lands. The Holy Lands (Jerusalem) at the time were being occupied by Saladin and Muslims.

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