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The First Crusade was a sanctum sanctorum war that occurred in the year 1096 in Jerusalem. Jerusalem is important to three main religions Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In all of these religions, Jerusalem is considered a Holy Place. To Jews, it is the site of the original tabernacle of God built by King Solomon. To Christians, it was where Christ was crucified and rose again. To Muslims, it was where they moot Muhammad ascended to Heaven. The Turks, which had converted is Islam, began to deny the Christians access into the holy land. Since Jerusalem was and still is surplus to all of these religions, it brewed trouble between the Crusaders and the Muslims. The main leader of the First Crusade, likewise known as, the Paupers Crusade, was Pope Urban II. While preventing the Christians from going to the holy land, The Turks had also begun to attack Constantinople. The Emperor of Constantinople soon asked the Roman Catholic church service to aid them in their defense against Constantinople. After this, Pope Urban II saw that the Roman Catholic Church could gain more business leader if they helped ...