How Did The Crusades Affect European Society

The crusades were a series of small wars that occurred from the 11th to the 13th century, that had a huge impact on the European society. The crusades first started when Pope Urban the Second gave out his speech about taking back the holy land. The crusades were not only to go out and kill but to also gather ideas through out the way and raid towns when passing through. The crusaders let other people have better opportunity to see the world and the cultures of the East. When the crusades happened it was a bloody massacre and the crusaders put many people’s lives into danger and fear.The crusades changed the European and Middle Eastern society greatly in terms of products and ideas, the class change, economical changes and religious changes.

The first huge impact that the crusades had on the Europeans society was products and new ideas. Since the muslims was more advanced during the time of the crusades, the crusaders saw many goods and ideas that they wanted for themselves. This resulted in a huge increase of trade between Europe and the Middle East. Many traders

The crusades also had a profound effect on muslims, at the time of the crusades the middle east was the center of trade, culture and learning. The muslims were already trading with Asia even before the crusades happened. The muslims considered the christian barbarians, because they weren't as advanced as the muslims were. The muslims had taken ideas from Greece and Rome and they took the ideas from Greece Rome, India, and China and put them together. The muslims were already advanced in subjects such as science, medicine, algebra, and astronomy. The crusaders killed anyone that was in their way they even killed there own kind to capture cities and towns. Some people if they had money could afford to buy their way out of death, but they were forced to be christian if they weren’t. (“Perspectives and Religion in the