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Which was not a reason for the start of the Crusades?

A. To free Jerusalem and the Holy Land from the Roman Empire.
B. The Byzantine Emperor asked Europeans for help against the Seljuk Turks.
C. Pope Urban II wanted a great cause to prove his leadership.
D. Europeans wanted to capture Jerusalem and Palestine from the Muslims.

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"B. The Byzantine Emperor asked Europeans for help against the Seljuk Turks" was not a reason for the start of the Crusades, since the main conflict was between Christians and Muslims.
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