According to pope urban ii, what was the best way to get people to unite? a. give them a common enemy b. through obedience to the pope c. serving others d. through religion and prayer pope urban ii pitched the crusades as a with a side of fighting. a. holy war b. sacrament c. pilgrimage d. religious duty according to the ted ed video, how was the black death likely spread (through western europe)? a. from person to person b. by mosquitoes c. by rats and their fleas d. by contaminated food the black death was the second major epidemic of its kind. what was the first known epidemic of the disease that also caused the black death? a. the hong kong plague b. the antonine plague c. the plague of justinian d. the plague of india