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.

Explanation:

The Crusades were religious battles between European Christians and Muslims. The main reason for these battles was the control of the sites that were important both for Christians and Muslims which were located in the Middle East such as Jerusalem and other places.

The Crusades happened during the Middle Ages period - 1096 to 1291. The series of conflicts increased trade because many people were coming and going from and to Europe, which increased trade. Also, the demand for goods increased during the battles which also pushed the manufacturing of other supplies that were needed.

Also, with the Crusades, Europeans came in contact with many fields that were forgotten during the Middle Ages and that was very much developed in the Middle East such as mathematics, medicine, and others, this interest with learning influenced Renaissance.

Knights had their position strengthened because they were the ones responsible for the battles and were considered the ones that defended the Christian faith and became a sort of heroes.

herodotus taught this. herodotus was an ancient greek historian who was born in halicarnassus in the persian empire. he is known for having written the book the histories, a detailed record of his "inquiry" on the origins of the greco-persian wars.

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