The Social And Political Effects Of The Crusades

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The Crusades were a series of wars organized by European christians in response to centuries of Muslim conflict. The Christians objectives were to retake control of the holy land and recapture christian territory. These wars had a great impact on European churches and economies.The experience of Crusaders improved European civilization. There were many changes in the nature of religious observance as well. Knights and priest brought back parts of saints and crosses to increase their stature by placing them in important churches. A new view was expressed by Bernard of Clairvaux saying that killing in the name of Christ is malecide not homicide.The Crusades contributed to increase the wealth of the Church and the power of the Papacy. Many people during this time were inspired by crusaders and converted to christianity. …show more content…
Italian cities like Venice and Florence, were getting wealthy by bringing Eastern goods to the western market. with the Crusades The west's appetite for luxuries increased overtime. After the italians gained dominance over the Arabs Italians set established trading outposts along the coast of the Mediterranean.Wealth began to spread across the Mediterranean at a fast pace, and the reasons for all this exchange were the Italian city-states. The political effects of the Crusades impacted everything from nation relationships to new political states. The Crusades helped break down feudal aristocracy by importing many things to the kings and peasants.The real estates and fortunes of Wealthy landowners who died in war went to the higher authorities.This provided revenue for the government. After the war Muslims continued to have conflict with the