Effects of the Crusades - 1 views
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Thousands of the crusaders, returning broken in spirits and in health, sought an asylum in cloistral retreats
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emilydralle on 07 Mar 16The crusaders would return and go on religious retreats.
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crusades was on commerce
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They created a constant demand for the transportation of men and supplies, encouraged ship-building, and extended the market for eastern wares in Europe
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Thousands of barons and knights mortgaged or sold their lands in order to raise money for a crusading expedition
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they helped to break down the power of the feudal aristocracy, and to give prominence to the kings and the people.
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The Crusades were therefore one of the principal fostering influences of Chivalry
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They went out from their castles or villages to see great cities, marble palaces, superb dresses, and elegant manners; they returned with finer tastes, broader ideas, and wider sympathies
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helped to awaken in Western Europe that mental activity which resulted finally in the great intellectual outburst known as the Revival of Learning and the period of the Renaissance.