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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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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

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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