Question

What was the main goal of the First Crusade?

to reunite the eastern and western Roman empires

to help the Byzantine Empire regain land lost to the Muslims

to take the Holy Land back from the Islamic empires

to take the Arabian Peninsula from the Muslims

Answer 1

the main goal of the Crusades was to bring the Holy Land under Christian control.
Answer: C. To take holy land back from Islamic empires

Answer 2

The primary goal of the Crusades was to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims. The Holy Land referred to Palestine (the region of Western Asia where Israel had been located), and Christians believed it was holy because Jesus had lived and been crucified there.