HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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trade expanded and towns boomed
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silk cloth was brought to China from the West
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precious metals and stones were carried from China
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furs, ceramics, and jade were carried to China
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Detailed explanation-1: -One of the many effects of the Crusades was that the pope and the kings of Western Europe became more powerful. In addition, Europeans began to trade with the Middle East. Trade increased as Western Europeans began to buy products like sugar, lemons, and spices.
Detailed explanation-2: -Crusading in northern and eastern Europe led to the expansion of kingdoms like Denmark and Sweden, as well as the creation of brand-new political units, for example in Prussia. As areas around the Baltic Sea were taken by the crusaders, traders and settlers-mostly German-moved in and profited economically.
Detailed explanation-3: -Similarly, but not as deep and wide as on the Western Europe, the Crusades impact could be seen on some socio-religious elements of the Muslim world. Further, the bitter legacy of these wars widened the hostility, hatred, and dissent between the West and the Muslim world that still is perceived in one way or the other.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Crusade’s most significant effect on Europe was that it contributed to the weakening of feudalism, to the development of centralized nation-states, to trade, and to the rise of the city . In southwestern Asia, it led to a great amount of death and the weakening and collapse of the Byzantine Empire.