HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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an increase in trade of goods that were not previously common to Medieval Europe & improvement to old products that were used.
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an end to the over-population of crowded Middle Eastern cities.
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a cleansing of diseased livestock that plagued Medieval Europe.
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Christians & Muslims agreeing to a truce.
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Detailed explanation-1: -How did the Crusades contribute to the end of medieval Europe? The Crusades helped to break down feudalism. As kings levied taxes and raised armies, nobles joining the Crusades sold their lands and freed their serfs. As nobles lost power, the kings created stronger central governments.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Crusades stimulated trade in Europe by giving Italian merchant republics like Venice and Genoa the impetus to colonize the Eastern Mediterranean, establishing a foothold in the region and securing highly sought-after goods from the Far East. Such goods included silk, rice, and a variety of spices.
Detailed explanation-3: -i) The Muslim states began to adopt a harsher attitude towards their Christian subjects. ii) There was a great increase in the influence of Italian mercantile communities in the trade between the east and the west. iii) Power of Europeans feudal lords decrease and there was a decline of feudalism in Europe.
Detailed explanation-4: -Church scholars preserved literacy in Western Europe following the Fall of the Western Roman Empire. During the Middle Ages, the Church rose to replace the Roman Empire as the unifying force in Europe. The medieval cathedrals remain among the most iconic architectural feats produced by Western civilization.