effectsofcrusades

=Effects of the Crusades = 

===Like any war, the Crusades had many effects on society. They can be broken down into three groups -- economic, political, and social changes. ===


  Before the Crusades, the Muslims, Byzantines, and western Europeans traded with one another. The Crusades only enhanced the trade business because Crusaders brought back goods (such as spices and textiles) from foreign countries when they returned from battle.


 Because so many knights and nobles died during the Crusades, often times their land was left unattended and unprotected. Kings took control of this unoccupied land. As a result, kings became much more powerful in Europe because of the amount of land they controlled.


  The Crusades brought knowledge of Muslim culture to Europe. Often times Crusaders and other people who participated in the Crusade  s grew to respect other cultures. Others, however, became much more intolerant of non-Christian cultures.


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