Why did Christians conduct the First Crusade?

A.
to remove Saladin from power

B.
to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land

C.
to destroy Constantinople

D.
to protect Rome from Muslim invaders

B. to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land

Why did Christians attack Jews during the Crusades?

A.
They wanted revenge for Jewish attacks on Christians.

B.
Jews were trying to regain the Holy Land for themselves.

C.
Jews had allied with Muslims.

D.
Some Christians viewed Jews as enemies of Christianity.

D. Some Christians viewed Jews as enemies of Christianity.

The correct answer is B. Christians conducted the First Crusade to protect Christian pilgrims to the Holy Land. The crusaders believed that the Holy Land, particularly Jerusalem, was sacred to Christianity and that it was their duty to defend it from Muslim control. The Crusades were a series of military campaigns initiated by European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries with the goal of reclaiming the Holy Land from Muslim rule.