Starting in 1096, a series of wars called the crusades was fought between Muslims and Christians for control of the holy land. A crusade is a war fought with a religious purpose and at the calling of a religious leader. In this case the Catholic pope was the one who called for the crusades. “As Christianity grew, many Europeans wanted to visit the holy lands, such as Jerusalem and Bethlehem, where Jesus lived and was crucified,” (Doherty). “The Seljuqs were less welcoming than the earlier Muslim rulers had been to Catholics who wanted to visit these holy sites,” (Ellwood) “At the same time, the Muslim religion was gaining followers throughout North Africa and what is now the Middle East…As these two religions grew, there was conflict between their followers over area

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