edimonk
What was the historical context for the Crusades?
Crusades
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ericfischer
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The Muslim presence in the Holy Land, beginning with the Arab conquest of Palestine in the 7th century AD, put pressure on the Eastern Orthodox Church.
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ltred12
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In the year 1009, Fatimid Caliph al-Hakim bi-Amr Allah ordered the Church of the Holy Sepulchre razed.