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Why might the action of the Seljuks in conquering Southwest Asia have ignited the Christian Crusades? PLEASE ANSWER ASP!!!

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The Seljuk Turks felt that the religion of Islam gave them permission to enslave non muslims. The allegations of the mistreatment of Christians in Jerusalem and other parts of the Eastern Roman Christian Empire enflamed Western Europe and lead to the Crusades.

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