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Who launched the first crusade and what was the mission?

Pope urban the second launched the first crusade because he wanted to take over Jerusalem from the Muslims Jerusalem is the holy city of Christendom so he wanted Christians to rule it.

Who faught in the war and who were the leaders?

The Christians were led by a Byzantine Emperor called Alexisus 1 Comenus who in battle vs The Muslims who were led by Kilij Arslan.

Why was Jerusalem so important?

Jerusalem was an important city to Christians because Jesus was born there and lived hes life there. Also it is important for the Muslims because the prophet Muhammad ascended to heaven from there.

Why did some people agree to go fight on the crusades?

Because Christians wanted to reclaim Jerusalem from the Muslims and also some people wanted to go heaven quickly so if they fought and died they would go to heaven.

Could the crusades have been counted as a pilgrimage or war?

The crusades would have been counted as a war because killing took place and on a pilgrimage it is a peaceful time to exercise your religion peacefully but the crusades were wars that took place for the control of Jerusalem.

During the 1st crusade there was a monk naked fulcher,he wrote a book in the first persons view. How did he describe the streets of Jerusalem.

The streets were filled with people with diseases and dying because of war and uncleanliness.