Economic expansion into new territories

Control of holy sites in the Middle East

Cultural exchange between societies

Establishment of new trade routes

Maimonides

Constantine

Saladin

Richard the Lionheart

The Church seized all private lands

Peasants gained more land rights

Muslims took control of European territories

Nobles sold their lands to fund crusading efforts

Arabs destroyed classical knowledge

Europeans were more advanced than Arabs

Cultural exchange benefited both societies

The Renaissance occurred during the Crusades

They gained more political power

They experienced widespread persecution

They became wealthy through trade

They formed new alliances with Muslims

The complete collapse of European trade

Decreased interaction with foreign merchants

Expansion of trade routes and new goods

Elimination of the merchant class

By offering material wealth

Through military training

With promises of land ownership

By offering forgiveness of sins