Effects+of+the+Crusades

= Effects of the Crusades =

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The effects of the Crusades on western Europe and the Near East were great. Eastern and western Christianity split permanently because the Byzantines were angry at how the western Europeans acted. The Crusades weakened the Byzantine Empire and they could not defend themselves which let the Turks attack Europe. The Crusades were part of the reason that feudalism ended in western Europe. Feudal lords went to fight in Palestine while the kings at home increased their authority. Europeans became interested in learning when they met Byzantines and Muslims. Also, Europeans wanted goods from the East, so European merchants opened new trade routes. This caused the towns of western Europe to grow. The Crusades had an enormous impact on changing western Europe and the Near East.

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 * “Crusades.” The Middle Ages. Ed. William Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1996. 8-15. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.
 * Greenblatt Lemmo, Miriam Peter. Human Heritage a World History. New York McGrawHil: n.p., 2004. Print.

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In this picture it shows a crusade battle in the middle ages.

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 * “File:Crusades.jpg.” Wikimedia Commons. Wikimedia Foundation, 10 Aug. 2009. Web. 5 May 2010. .

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The crusades were christian wars that took place in the second half of the Middle Ages. They were set to recapture the Holy Land. The first crusade was the only crusade that was successful. The second crusade was a failure, they suffered heavy loses. Christians were massacred or sold into slavery. The third crusade was a crusade of kings, King Richard I The Lionhearted of England and King Philip II Augustus of France sailed to the Holy Land. Fredrick I Barbossa of Germany marched overland. The crusades changed the land of Europe. ms

Works Cited
 * “Crusades.” The Middle Ages. Ed. William Jordan. Vol. 2. New York: Charles Scribners Sons, 1996. 8-15. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 3 May 2010.

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