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Why did Pope Urban II issue the call to arms that initiated the Crusades?

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The pope hoped to protect Christians in the East and, mainly, to recapture the
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Pope Urban II in the Medieval Ages gave a significant speech which called all the Christians to unite together and raise arms to fight the war against the Muslim. Pope Urban II called for the first crusade to reclaim the Holy Land and to protect the Christians from Muslim who were spreading their religion. Pope Urban II encouraged kings, knights, and commoners in Europe to fight for Holy land in Jerusalem.

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