The Crusades were in part designed to

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The Crusades were a series of religious wars waged by European Christians against Muslim rulers in the Middle East in order to gain control of holy sites such as Jerusalem. While there were certainly religious motivations behind the Crusades, their primary goal was to gain control of important trade routes between Europe and Asia. The Crusades were not designed to eliminate Islam from the earth or to rescue captive Christians, although these were often cited as secondary goals.

The Crusades Were in Part Designed to