History & Civics
What were the Crusades? Why were they undertaken?
Spread of Christianity
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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:
- To check the spread of Islam.
- To take control of the Holy Land.
- To spread Christianity.
- To recapture former Christian territories.
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