Ix "At that time , too, came Count Godfrey,who had crossed the sea with the other counts and was accompanied by an army of 10,000 knights and 70,000 footsoldiers For, though in the beginning Peter had aroused this great expedition to adore the Holy Sepulchre, the other counts, Bohemund above all , were cherishing in mind the old grudge against the Emperor and were awaiting a favorite opportunity to take vengeance on him for the splendid victory which he had gained over Bohemund when the latter engaged him in battle at Larissa Thus, apparently they were making an expedition to Jerusalem; in reality, however,they wanted to divest the Emperor of his kingdom and take Constantinople." - excerpt from Alexiad written by Anna Comnena, 1148 , daughter of Emperor Alexius I and considered the first female historian Using the passage, which event was she describing? A The Crusades B The Great Schism C Muslim invasions of Constantinople D The fall of Constantinople by the Turks

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Ix "At that time , too, came Count Godfrey,who had crossed the sea with the other counts and was accompanied by an army of 10,000 knights and 70,000 footsoldiers For, though in the beginning Peter had aroused this great expedition to adore the Holy Sepulchre, the other counts, Bohemund above all , were cherishing in mind the old grudge against the Emperor and were awaiting a favorite opportunity to take vengeance on him for the splendid victory which he had gained over Bohemund when the latter engaged him in battle at Larissa Thus, apparently they were making an expedition to Jerusalem; in reality, however,they wanted to divest the Emperor of his kingdom and take Constantinople." - excerpt from Alexiad written by Anna Comnena, 1148 , daughter of Emperor Alexius I and considered the first female historian Using the passage, which event was she describing? A The Crusades B The Great Schism C Muslim invasions of Constantinople D The fall of Constantinople by the Turks

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A. The Crusades

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The passage describes a military expedition involving Count Godfrey and other counts, with a significant focus on the Holy Sepulchre and a grudge against the Emperor. This context aligns with the events of the Crusades, specifically the First Crusade, which aimed to capture Jerusalem and involved conflicts with the Byzantine Empire.

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