Question

In exactly 20 words, explain the

cause of the crusades and how it
ultimately helped Europe.

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Why the Crusades happened at all is a complex question with multiple answers. As the historian J. Riley-Smith notes:An estimated 90,000 men, women, and children of all classes were persuaded by political and religious leaders to participate in the First Crusade (1095-1202 CE), and their various motivations, along with those of the political and religious leaders of the time, must each be examined to reach a satisfactory explanation.