Question

Which is the best description of the city of Constantinople at the time of the First Crusade?

A) Constantinople was a Muslim city that the Crusaders wanted to occupy.

B) Constantinople was a city where the pope lived and preached the call for the First Crusade.

C) Constantinople was a city that was neutral during the time of the First Crusade.

D) Constantinople was a Christian city from which the Crusaders marched on Jerusalem.

Answer 1

D)

Step-by-step explanation:

Constantinople was a Christian city from which the Crusaders marched on Jerusalem.

Answer 2

D) Constantinople was a Christian city from which the Crusaders marched on Jerusalem.

Step-by-step explanation:

Constantinople was strategically located in the Bosphorus, between the Golden Horn and the Marmara Sea. Because of this location, this city was a connection between Europe and Asia. However, during the crusades, this city was a post, almost as if was a shelter, for the pilgrims and soldiers who were going to Jerusalem to pray or to fight. There, they would find a place to rest, and at the same time, it was the door for the East.