The Crusades were a series of battles between the Arab Muslims and the European Christians. The Crusades began when Pope Urban II gave a speech encouraging Christians to fight to enter heaven. There are facts that say the Crusades were worthwhile to the people of Europe although many facts are contradicting. They were worthwhile as it allowed them to obtain various foods, spices and technologies from the Muslims, which they were not familiar with before. However they weren't worthwhile as lots of innocent people lost their lives.
When the powerful address of Urban II, delivered to an enormous audience at Clermont in November, 1095, was answered with a unanimous "God will it!" that may have been considered as the real starting-point of the first crusade.
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