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What were the effects of the increased trade between East and West, caused by the Crusades, on the economy of Western
Europe? Ursula Cliff
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How did the Crusades increase trade?
• Increased demand for ‘Oriental’ goods
• Increased number of Christian ports
• Increased trips across Mediterranean
Trade routes during and after the Crusadesfaculty.washington.edu/.../197/othellores.html
Increased standard of living
• ‘Luxury goods’• Growth of
middle class
‘...loaded with spices; gold and silver; cloaks of silk; arms and weapons of diverse forms; a large quantity of conserves and medicines; pepper, cinnamon, sugar, and wax; an immense sum of money, and an incalculable quantity of goods...’ (Account of the goods of a caravan travelling from Asia to Europe, and captured by the Crusaders in 1192)
Making mulled wine, with cinnamon, sugar, and various other eastern spiceshttp://www.ehow.com/how_4720740_blood-sugar-help-lose-weight.html
Growth of trading towns and cities
• Trading fairs• Cities and towns
along trading routes grew
Ruins of a medieval cityhttp://gossamerstrands.com/Hist100/100images/medieval_city_destroyed.jpg
Fair scene in "Le chevalier errant" by Thomas de Saluce, ca 1403 - 1404 http://www.culture.gouv.fr/fr/arcnat/saint-denis/en/3_5_foires.htm
Currency and banking• Barter economy money economy• Knights Templars• Unified trade across Europe
Medieval banking scene
Medieval coins found in Tripolihttp://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?vpar=1153&pos=0&sold=1
Rise in power of Italian Maritime Republics
• Concessions gained allowed dominance• Consequent wealth led to dominance in
Europe
Flags of the maritime republicswww.apartmentinvenice.eu/en/info/events.html
Venetian trade shiphttp://library2.binghamton.edu/mt/international/archives/bu_campus_events/
Conclusion
Increased standard of living
New system of commerce and banking
Dominance of Italian maritime republics
Growth of trading towns and cities