where Jesus had lived and taught. The Arabs had conquered Palestine in the 600s. Most

Arabs were Muslims, but they usually tolerated other religions. Jews and Christians who

paid their taxes and observed other regulations were free to live in Palestine and practice

their own religion. The Arab rulers didn't usually interfere with Christian pilgrims

visiting Palestine, and European traders could generally do business there. During the

1000s the Seljuk Turks, people from central Asia who had adopted the Muslim faith,

conquered Palestine and attacked Asia Minor, which was part of the Byzantine Empire.

When the Turks threatened the capital city of Constantinople, the Byzantine emperor

appealed to the pope in Rome. Because Christian pilgrims going to Palestine came home

with reports of persecution from the Turks, the Byzantine emperor's appeal for help

found a reception in Europe. Pope Urban I wanted to regain the Holy Land from the

Muslims. He called a great meeting of church leaders and French nobles at Clermont

At the meeting he encouraged the powerful feudal nobles to stop fighting

city of Edessa and threatened the Kingdom of Jerusalem. In this Crusade, King Luis VII

Kings," began and lasted until 1192. King Richard of England, King Philip Augustus of

Commercial changes also occurred. Italian cities benefited from their role in transporting

punishment. French and Norman nobles led the First Crusade that lasted from 1096 to

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