Question

How many early Crusades were fought? What was the common factor??

Answer 1

There were 9 crusades that were fought during the middle Ages, and they were groups of Europeans who traveled to the Holy Land to free it of Muslims, or took part in the Reconquista, or freeing parts of Spain from the Moors. The common factor was that they were called upon by the popes to take back the promise land, in return for a 'passage' to heaven or their souls redeemed.

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