Potential Question #10- Impact of the Crusades Flashcards
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Negative impacts-
Main goal of the Crusades was not accomplished
It sparked hatred between religions
What was the main reason that the main goal of the Crusades was not accomplished?
This was because Jerusalem was far away from Europe, making it difficult to defend against the Muslims who lived right next to it
Religion beefs after the Crusades-
Christian/Muslim: The entire idea of the Crusades for the Europeans was to forcefully take back Jerusalem from the Muslims – they killed each other constantly
Jewish – Were caught in the crossfire – when Christians massacred Muslim towns and Muslims massacred Christian towns, the
Jews of the towns would be killed by both sides
Catholic/Eastern-Orthodox: In the fourth crusade, Catholic forces destroyed the capital of the Eastern-Orthodox Byzantine Empire
How did The Crusades increased trade?
Because people were forced out of their homes, people were exposed to new goods and wanted to have them (fabrics, spices, perfumes)
Devices were developed to sail around the world due to interaction with Muslims (Muslims had better ships — Dhows)
Merchants from Venice were the main traders because their competition was wiped
Impacts from The Crusades on The Church-
Pope gained great power, briefly
After the Crusades, the church lost power and rulers gained power
Impacts from The Crusades on Feudal Rulers-
Kings won the right to raise now taxes
Some kings fought & gained prestige
Louis IX fought in the Crusades
Impacts from The Crusades on Money Economy and Serfdom-
Started taxes during the crusades and continued after, it then gave kings more power
Lords needed money to finance the Crusades
Previously, serfs would pay lords with whatever they grew on their land
They encouraged the peasants to pay rent with cash (gold, silver, etc.)
This would help undermine serfdom – the adoption of money led to capitalism, where centers of power shifted away from manors and towards towns
How did The Crusades lead to a wider world view?
The Europeans learned that there were many other people in the world
People like Marco Polo went to explore and find out more about these “new” lands
Brief info summary of Marco Polo-
Marco had built a personal link with Kublai Khan, an Emperor of Yuan China
Marco’s friends never believed he had seen half of what he had seen, and on his deathbed, he said he had only told them half of what he had seen. They didn’t believe him, and only thought about a quarter of his tales were real, but they ventured off for riches nonetheless.
What did Marco Polo’s tales lead to?
His tales would lead to a desire to trade with India and China
In essence, the Crusades contributed to-
European exploration and eventual colonialism
***The Crusades are called-
Why?
“the most successful failure in history”
Although the Crusades ultimately failed to take control of Jerusalem, their unintended long-term impact was that they awakened
Europe to the rest of the world (Middle East, Africa, Asia), which contributed to European dominance in trade and exploration in later centuries
Essentially, the Crusades were failures in the short term and big (unintended) successes in the long term
