Answer:
The Crusades began as effort to <em><u>rescue Jerusalem from the Turks who were denying Christians access to the Holy Land</u></em>.
Explanation:
The Crusades were a number of wars fought between Christians and Muslims primarily over the Holy land, that is Jerusalem. These series of wars were a means to secure the holy lands, which resulted in numerous sections of the Christian faiths assembling to fight for their faith against the Turkish Muslims.
The primary reason for the formation of the Crusades was to 'rescue' Jerusalem from the Turks’ control. Jerusalem became the bone of contentment between the two faiths, leading to the series of wars between the Christians and Muslims who wanted and claimed the holy place for their own.
Thus, the correct answer is the first option.
