Question

Select the three reasons that people joined the Crusades.

•political freedom

•find new trade routes

•gain control of the Holy Land from Muslim control

•riches

adventure

Answer 1

- To gain control of the Holy Land from Muslim control.
- Find new trade routes.
- Adventure.

Answer 2

Answer: gain control of the Holy Land from Muslim control.

Explanation: Making Christ´s land Christian was extremely important for medieval societies. It was a symbolic act and made part of politics linked to papacy.