Choose the statements to accurately describe the crusades. pope urban the second began them to reunite the roman empire. it majority of them were “successful “according to the desires of europe. the virtually ended trade between europe and the middle east for centuries. they were centered maily in the middle east. they strengthened the position of knights. the crusades ushered in the period of the middle ages. european monarchs benefited from the crusades by becoming more powerful. the crusades to spur the renaissance.