The reason and cause of the crusades was a war between Christians and Moslems which centered around the city of Jerusalem and the Holy places of Palestine. The City of Jerusalem held a Holy significance to the Christian religion. Two major effects of the Crusades were that the kings' authority increased and the Europeans learned about new things from the Muslims they encountered. During the Crusades, the kings increased taxes to fund the cause. Many peasants also left their land to fight, and when they died, the land went to the king.
How about "latke" or "treat."
The correct answer is (C). Once the Soviet Union entered into World War II against the Nazis, the Nazis were effectively surrounded and now faced conflict with the Western European allies and the United States to the west and the formidable, and well trained and practiced, Soviet Union military to the east.
Fields became more productive, spurring population growth.
