The First Crusade was a conflict between the Christians of Western Europe and the Muslims of Jerusalem. The Crusade was initiated in 1095 by Pope Urban II in response to the Byzantine emperor's call for help defending against the invading Seljuk Turks. On November 27, 1095, in Clermont, France, Pope Urban II called for a crusade both to help the Byzantines defend the Turks and to conquer Jerusalem. From the First Crusade, Europe made great economical gains. Europe benefited from the First Crusade more economically than religiously, which was not the goal of Pope Urban II.
When Pope Urban II was debating potentially helping the Byzantines and conquering Jerusalem, he realized there would be other benefits than just religious. One of these effects was the opening of many new trade opportunities. By acquiring Jerusalem, Europe's position was …show more content…
Europe developed trade with many Eastern cities, most prominently Damascus, Baghdad, and Alexandria. They introduced new products to these cities and made enormous profit by trading with them. Eastern goods were now able to reach Western Europe without having to move through Byzantine territory. They provided spices, metal work, exquisite papers, glasses, and other objects. After the European people had a small taste of new, foreign, and in some ways, innovative products, a growing demand for them was created. Thanks to the new routes, the thirst for a Eastern products was easily quenched by trading materials such as clothes for their foreign products which were now in great demand. Through the capture of Jerusalem, Europe could take advantage of new trade opportunity that led to the rise of trade economy at the time.
The First Crusade greatly impacting and changed the economic structure of Western Europe, with new ideas sparked because of the sudden leaving of many nobles to travel to the Middle East. Crusading was an enormously expensive operation. Nobles were forced to
When Pope Urban II was debating potentially helping the Byzantines and conquering Jerusalem, he realized there would be other benefits than just religious. One of these effects was the opening of many new trade opportunities. By acquiring Jerusalem, Europe's position was …show more content…
Europe developed trade with many Eastern cities, most prominently Damascus, Baghdad, and Alexandria. They introduced new products to these cities and made enormous profit by trading with them. Eastern goods were now able to reach Western Europe without having to move through Byzantine territory. They provided spices, metal work, exquisite papers, glasses, and other objects. After the European people had a small taste of new, foreign, and in some ways, innovative products, a growing demand for them was created. Thanks to the new routes, the thirst for a Eastern products was easily quenched by trading materials such as clothes for their foreign products which were now in great demand. Through the capture of Jerusalem, Europe could take advantage of new trade opportunity that led to the rise of trade economy at the time.
The First Crusade greatly impacting and changed the economic structure of Western Europe, with new ideas sparked because of the sudden leaving of many nobles to travel to the Middle East. Crusading was an enormously expensive operation. Nobles were forced to