What was the main reason that Europeans launched the Crusades?

A) They wanted to extend Christianity to Central Asia.

B) They wanted to free the city of Jerusalem from Muslim rule.

C) They wanted to convert Muslims to Christianity.

D) They wanted to find treasure to increase their wealth.

Answer: The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were to stop the expansion of Muslim states, to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East, and to recapture territories that had formerly been Christian.