Document 1: Pope Urban II's speech at the Council of Clermont
“[...] From the confines of Jerusalem and the city of Constantinople a horrible tale has gone forth [..has been brought to our ears [...] that a race from the kingdom of Persians [Muslims], an accursed race, a race utterly alienated from God, [...] has invaded the lands of those Christians and has depopulated them by the sword, pillage and fire; it has led away from a part of the captives into its own country, and
apart it has destroyed by cruel tortures; it has either entirely destroyed the churches of God or appropriated them for the rites of its own religion. They destroy the altars, after having defiled them with their uncleanness.”
1. Identify the author's purpose in giving this speech at the Council of Clermont.
