What effects did the crusades have on sunni and shiite muslim factions?

a. sunni and shiite factions quarreled under the leadership of saladin, resulting in the genocide of sunni muslims.

b. sunni and shiite factions combined forces with the byzantine empire to fight christian crusaders.

c. sunni and shiite factions fell to the holy roman empire, opening the door for new muslim factions to emerge.

d. sunni and shiite factions settled disputes and combined forces to fight christian crusaders.

The correct answer is D) Sunni and Shiite factions settled disputes and combined forces to fight Christian Crusaders.

The effect that the Crusades had on Sunni and Shiite Muslim factions was that Sunni and Shiite factions settled disputes and combined forces to fight Christian Crusaders.

The Sunni Muslims recognized and respected the Four Caliphs as their religious leaders. But the Shiite Muslims believed that Ali, the descendant of the Four Caliphs, was its religious leader. Both factions had to settle their differences to have a better chance to fight the Christian Crusaders that that wanted to take the lands of the Temple of Salomon to the Christians.