9. What was the goal of the First Crusade?

A.
to establish Christian control over Athens

B.
to establish Christian control over Constantinople

C.
to establish Christian control over Jerusalem

D.
to establish Christian control over Rome

its d

Explanation: The First Crusade (1096–1099) was the first of a series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period. The initial objective was the recovery of the Holy Land from Islamic rule. These campaigns were subsequently given the name crusades.

The answer is C

Explanation: The goal of the first crusade was to besiege and reclaim the holy land from the heathens which were the Muslims another reason why I chose C is because it was important place for the religion of Christianity.

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