In 1094, the Emperor of Byzantine, Alexius Comnenus, had Sunni Muslim Turks invading his land. In order to drive them off of his land, he decided that the best option was to battle with them, this battle was later known as the First Crusade. Alexius now knew that he needed a new army, and in order to do so he confronted the Pope, Pope Urban II. Because Pope Urban wanted the Holy land (Jerusalem) back under Christian control, he agreed to help Alexius form a new army to defeat the invaders of Jerusalem. Urban then presented a speech to the Christian followers, stating that if they agreed to fight in the battle (Crusade) their sins, both past and present, would be forgiven, and if they died fighting in Gods name, they would, without a doubt, go to heaven. This speech resulted in many citizens joining up to fight.
Picture up the top of Pope Urban the Second
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