The Crusades had many significant impacts on Europe, including social development, political influence, changes in culture, and increased use of trade. All of these factors lead Europe to be a more developed location with a stricter government and system of laws. Specifically, the Crusades managed to increase wealth of the Church, which allowed more power to be put in the hands of the Pope and impacted their authority, which made many individuals look up to the Church for guidance and support. The Crusades also had the ability to change trade and commerce in Europe due to a constant supply of materials for ship-building. The Mediterranean Sea was majorly used to transport goods across the sea and to other areas, which improved relations with
In the DBQ historical context, it states that “Between the end of the eleventh century and into the thirteenth century, European Christians, at the urging of the church, conducted a series of nine wars that have come to be known as the Crusades. Many people have wondered were the results of the Crusades more positive or negative? The results of the Crusades were more negative because they would massacre communities and empires, and they had very low patience.
They also had positive impacts on the merchants, Italians, and the established communities. They attacked the Byzantine capital. The crusades depended on Western Europe for supplies. I think the Crusades had a negative effect because of what they did to others.
As stated in Document 5, “After those kingdoms collapsed, Muslim rulers still encouraged trade with European businessmen. Commerce with the West benefited both Muslims and Europeans, and it continued to flourish.” Even when the kingdoms collapsed, Muslims still continued trade with the Europeans, and trade then maintained to thrive. This shows how the course of the Crusades helped bring back the prosperous economic relationship between Europe and the Middle East. Also, Document 2 explains how merchants who used their fleets to carry Crusaders ended up using their fleets to set up markets in the East. Merchants took European goods and brought back goods from the Middle East. This illustrates how Western Europe reconnected themselves to a more vast selection of products through the trade during the Crusades. As seen above, the Western Europeans were positively impacted by the Crusades through a more connected trade relationship with the Middle
The crusades actually had a positive effect on the economic system at that time, some of the trades at that time still impact us today. Document 8 states that, ”When crusaders returned to Europe, they brought back things... Nobles and merchants enjoyed the new luxuries and wanted more of them.” This is important because it kept trade alive and rebirth
The Crusades required soldiers to travel across the Mediterranean Sea to reach Jerusalem. Hence, Italian merchants built fleets to carry to Crusaders to the Holy Land. According to the Description of the Economic Impact of the Crusades, after the crusades, Italian merchants “used those fleets to open new markets” and “kept these trade routes open” (Document 2). When the Crusaders came back from the Holy Land, new items such as sugar, cotton, and rice entered Europe for the first time since the fall of the Roman Empire. Once Europeans were exposed to luxuries, they wanted more and more. Trade increased all throughout Europe, and the West entered a period of economic expansion. However, not only did Europe experience perks from the crusades, but so did the Muslims. The passage Description of some of the Effects of the Crusades describes how Muslim rulers “encouraged trade with European businessmen” (Document 5). Because Europe was in desperate need of the Islamic Empire’s sugar, cotton, and rice, Islam markets experienced new wealth and riches. Thus, both Europe and the Muslim Empire benefited from an increase in
The first crusades are initiated when Byzantine Emperor Alexius Comnenus requests help.The Crusades were holy wars fought between Christians in Europe and Muslims in the Middle East. The question being asked here is Were the results of the crusades more positive or negative.One reason the crusades happened on November 27, 1095, in Clermont, France, Pope Urban II called for a Crusade to help the Byzantines and to free the city of Jerusalem. Document the First Crusade states that The Crusaders first gathered in Constantinople in fall 1096.This is interesting because Document the First Crusade states that The official start date was set for August 15, 1096. Those armies that left before that time are considered
There are many reasons for the crusades to be positive and negative. But the reasons of what the crusades effect was more negative than positive. This is because in the text it states “The crusades failed in their chief goal: the conquest of the holy land. They also left a bitter legacy of religious hatred behind them.” What this means is be the crusades left a negative effect of bitterness and hatred. Another reason in the text for why the crusades were negative is “In Europe, crusaders sometimes turned their fury against Jews, massacring entire communities.” This sentence means that people who took part in the crusades made careless decisions.
In centuries there were nine wars and it was a dark terrifying history of them. This happen in the 11th century when the war happened. For the nine wars that happened, we called them the crusades. The war was between the Christians and Muslims. The crusade was a negative thing for the nine wars they had and they had to kill the Christians and the Muslims.
The Crusades was a horrific time. Many people had lost their lives, friends, even family. The Crusades were a battle over the holy land, Jerusalem. The Crusaders, people who had fought in the Crusades, were Christians. They wanted the holy land because they believe that’s where Jesus had died and rose. They had fought against the Muslims who were defending themselves against the Crusaders. The Crusades had its positive outcomes as well as its negative results. Some may wonder, were the results of the Crusades more Positive or Negative? I strongly believe the outcome was mostly negative mainly because the Crusaders didn’t win the holy land, lots of lands were destroyed, and so many people lost their lives in the battle of the Crusades.
The Crusades had a significant impact on the decline of feudalism as they affected trade and shipping. This economic factor impacted the popularity of trade throughout Europe. Since the battle was present [Beck, 2018], it prevented merchants from using their regular trade routes. Instead, they had to find new trade routes that connected to new towns and cities. As serfs were the main transporters for these products, they gained more freedom since their superiors encouraged them to find new routes.
The Crusades have always been an interest of mine, especially the economic changes that occurred in Europe during and after the Crusades, and how much the world was changed due to it. The Crusades are so much more than just wars that took place from 1095 to 1291 over land. This time period is of so much significance and has such rich history that is found in no other event. It has sparked an initiative for me to research a topic that’s importance is not appreciated by most.
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The positive impacts that the Third Crusaders had on the Western World was that they came back with many new ideas, as well as new foods, spices and other products that led to more trade with the eastern world. The negative impacts that the Third Crusaders had on the Western World was that it opened up new anger and
Many of the technologies that arose during the Crusades has affected the way that we live today. Perhaps one of the areas that saw the most impressive developments was the nautical industry. From navigation to steering and power, everything about the way boats and sailors worked together was changed, creating the Age of Exploration.
The Crusades and the Mongol invasions greatly affected the trade in the Islamic world, but the Mongols were more open to the idea of trade than the Crusaders. There were many ways the Crusades affected trade. For example, by increasing the demand for Middle Eastern products. This was cause for more production in the Middle East. Also, the Crusades increased the use of money in the Islamic world, and the need for it. Lastly, the Crusades created many new inventions to do with weaponry and war because of trade. This allowed for better chances on the battlefield, and all the new inventions caused the economy to grow because people bought more things as they were now available.