Ihave a test with 16 more questions! which statement accurately describes an event or belief that led to the first crusade? a. islamic libraries destroyed greek texts before scholars could copy them. b. western europeans wanted to increase trade with the byzantine empire. c. the byzantine emperor asked the pope for in repelling muslim invaders. d. a christian king of france married a muslim woman from palestine.

council members were chosen randomly, and men could present laws for debate in assembly.

world war i began in 1914, after the assassination of archduke franz ferdinand, and lasted until 1918. during the conflict, germany, austria-hungary, bulgaria and the ottoman empire (the central powers) fought against great britain, france, russia, italy, romania, japan and the united states (the allied powers). to new military technologies and the horrors of trench warfare, world war i saw unprecedented levels of carnage and destruction. by the time the war was over and the allied powers claimed victory, more than 16 million people—soldiers and civilians alike—were dead.

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