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Explain why Pope Urban II helped Byzantine at the start of the Crusades.

Explain why Pope Urban II helped Byzantine at the start of the Crusades.-example-1
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Pope Urban II helped the Byzantine at the start of the Crusades because he wanted to reclaim the Holy Land from the Muslims as well as free the churches on the eastern side. In return, he declared, more like promised, that everyone fighting or taking part in this war would be forgiven and pardoned for all their past sins.

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