(Trade) In 1095 (SOURCE) Pope Urban II helped to close one door on the Dark Ages and open another for Italy to participate in new forms of exchange when he prompted a crusade to liberate the Holy Land from Muslim hands. This introduced Europeans to exotic goods and spices and the realization that they
(Trade) In 1095 (SOURCE) Pope Urban II helped to close one door on the Dark Ages and open another for Italy to participate in new forms of exchange when he prompted a crusade to liberate the Holy Land from Muslim hands. This introduced Europeans to exotic goods and spices and the realization that they