During the time period between 600 and 1600, the social and economic continuities and changes impacted Europe a lot. One economical change was the trade system flourished and another included a decline in feudal manoralism, which lead to the Crusades. While the economy went through a few changes, the Roman Catholic Church was continuous despite all those changes, they remained the main religion practiced in Europe. In the beginning Europe’s trade system wasn’t well put together, but around 1100, the Europeans found themselves in a series of religious quest against Muslims, known as the Crusades. As the European soldiers fought in the Middle East, they discovered foreign goods. Excited and amazed to see such things, they returned home
