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Spread of Christianity — Question 4

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What were the Crusades? Why were they undertaken?

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Crusades were the Christian military expeditions organised by the Western Christians in response to Muslim Wars of expansion in the late 11th century.

Following were the objectives of Crusades:

  1. To check the spread of Islam.
  2. To take control of the Holy Land.
  3. To spread Christianity.
  4. To recapture former Christian territories.