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Which two holy cities were the focus of the medieval European Crusades?
AJerusalem and Bethlehem
BMecca and Medina
CVenice and Genoa as per the chapter
DRome and Athens
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Jerusalem and Bethlehem
1. The chapter on Crusades names the two holy cities of Jews, Christians and Muslims.
2. It identifies them as Jerusalem and Bethlehem, then under Islamic rule.
3. These cities were the cause of the Christian Crusades from 1096 CE onwards.
_Source: Maharashtra Balbharati Std XII History, Ch 1 "Renaissance in Europe and Development of Science", §1.1 ¶1_
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