How much did the Crusades effect Europeans, Muslims, and the people of Byzantium? In 1095, Pope Urban II advised his knights to cross against enemies of Christ, thus starting the First Crusade. While there were nine crusades in all, the first four crusades were considered the most important. The First Crusade was the attempt to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquests. In that time there was a struggle between the Catholics, Jews, and Muslims over Jerusalem, the birth place of their religions. The crusades started to take Jerusalem back from the Muslims. But in the long-term effect of the crusades it increased the unwillingness to follow religion. Because of a lack of unwillingness, it fueled the fighting that went on during and …show more content…
“The byzantine sovereignty was a failing economy, had an ongoing civil war, a weakened army, and un easy relations with the new kingdoms of Balkans which proved nearly fatal to them” (211). The byzantine people were being attacked by the Muslims, so what better way to stop this war than for the Byzantium’s new emperor Alexius Comnenus to try and recruit a new ally with Pope Urban. Alexius got more than bargained for, when asking for help. Pope Urban saw this as a chance to take back Jerusalem from the Muslims. Pope Urban gave him an army of 100,000 men charging to retake Jerusalem. One of the positive effects of the crusades was they increased trade between the east and west. The trade between the east and west Many cities began to prosper from the trading with Crusaders and stopped trading Byzantines and Muslims. Trade traveled from the Italians to Western Europe at a big profit. That commercial trade became the economic base of the Italian …show more content…
They learned about arms and ammunition and the concept of an army was introduced to them. Also, it was a great opportunity for Muslims to show their unity. They also promoted education and religion heavily during that period of the history. The crusades in Europe had a high impact on European economy. The increase in trade, taxation of goods and the money being loaned out. The crusades were an all-out war for the taking of Jerusalem which crippled the economy. They had to spend money on travel, goods, and weapons for soldiers to fight to which they relied on individuals who participated. As this happened, churches began to raise taxes for their resources and even individuals sold their homes to finance