Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 Jerusalem, where Christ was crucified, buried, and resurrected, was the center of pilgrimage in the fourth century. In the 330s, Constantine the Great ordered the construction of the Holy Sepulchre, a massive temple complex over the site of Christâs burial. #2 The Seljuk Turks rose to power in Afghanistan and eastern Iran in the 1040s, and invaded Syria. They called on their followers to run through the countryside day and night, slaying the Christians and not sparing any mercy on the Roman nation. #3 The First Crusade was called by Pope Urban II in 1095 to help defend the Eastern Christians who were being attacked by Muslims. #4 Urban II, the pope, called on the European knights to travel to Jerusalem and help defend fellow Christians and liberate the Sepulchre of Christ.
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