Omar El Gendy
14-9-2011
How was Europe changed by the crusades?
There were many changes in Europe as a result of the crusades. The Pope was the leader of Europe. There were many effects of the crusades on commerce. As a result many ships were made and the exportation of products of the Middle East to Europe. The crusades had political effects like the feudalism became weaker, cities became in depended.
Some social effects of the crusades were that the knights stole and they were very bad to the peasants. They decided to have a code of conduct to let the knights be good. The minds of the crusades were liberalized and the people became mannered.
Trade brought wealth to the country and it played a big role. The knights ordered merchants to get spices from the Middle East; as a result Venice, Pisa, and Genoa were very rich. The stories of the Middle East interested many people to go there. At the end the cities were wealthy and had banks which lend people for war.
