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Their influence was felt most by the people of the places and cities being raided at the time. In the excerpt from the Annals of St. Vaast, it emphasizes that these Vikings, “[d]estroyed houses, and razed monasteries and churches to the ground, and brought to their death the servants of our holy religion by famine and sword, or sold them beyond the sea” (Issue of the Day Para: 2). These raids by the Vikings most likely negatively effected those countries’ political and military development with the amount of money and men spent on putting the raids to a stop. By the time that Paris saw a halt in sieges due to the signing of a treaty, towns were destroyed and churches razed, leading to a need for an influx of capital that certainly took …show more content…
These conquests gave rapid military development to Muslim armies in the form of developing of weapon and armor such as shirts made entirely of mail that could sustain and ensure proper protection of the army. Similar to the response of Viking invasions, the Muslim militarization might have affected western civilizations’ subsequent response by raising funds for a military that could combat growing Muslim armies and invasions. These incursions also likely led to the same growing response of the crusades with the developing identity of the Latin Church under Papal leadership that fortified the connection between Western Christendom and …show more content…
Buildings were contracted in the Romanesque style with towns attracting people such as traders and pilgrims as work was needed and religious centers sprung up in many developed towns. These towns inspired economic activity and led to the middle class as people became merchants and sold their wares. The benefits of town life was a much more comfortable living compared to the agrarian lifestyle but a growing population also increased the amount of sick as people knew little about health and hygiene.
A western European urban center was similar in that it was a place of trade an economic growth but different as far as the style of buildings. Before the Crusades, much of the architecture was seen in mosques that emphasized Islamic art. While the Islamic world had a more developed trade system outside of towns, the typical European town acted as a hub for trade and development. Additionally, in the Arab world, nobles lived much more lavishly than your typical English lord, enjoying the exotic goods and trades from the result of their extensive trading
Their influence was felt most by the people of the places and cities being raided at the time. In the excerpt from the Annals of St. Vaast, it emphasizes that these Vikings, “[d]estroyed houses, and razed monasteries and churches to the ground, and brought to their death the servants of our holy religion by famine and sword, or sold them beyond the sea” (Issue of the Day Para: 2). These raids by the Vikings most likely negatively effected those countries’ political and military development with the amount of money and men spent on putting the raids to a stop. By the time that Paris saw a halt in sieges due to the signing of a treaty, towns were destroyed and churches razed, leading to a need for an influx of capital that certainly took …show more content…
These conquests gave rapid military development to Muslim armies in the form of developing of weapon and armor such as shirts made entirely of mail that could sustain and ensure proper protection of the army. Similar to the response of Viking invasions, the Muslim militarization might have affected western civilizations’ subsequent response by raising funds for a military that could combat growing Muslim armies and invasions. These incursions also likely led to the same growing response of the crusades with the developing identity of the Latin Church under Papal leadership that fortified the connection between Western Christendom and …show more content…
Buildings were contracted in the Romanesque style with towns attracting people such as traders and pilgrims as work was needed and religious centers sprung up in many developed towns. These towns inspired economic activity and led to the middle class as people became merchants and sold their wares. The benefits of town life was a much more comfortable living compared to the agrarian lifestyle but a growing population also increased the amount of sick as people knew little about health and hygiene.
A western European urban center was similar in that it was a place of trade an economic growth but different as far as the style of buildings. Before the Crusades, much of the architecture was seen in mosques that emphasized Islamic art. While the Islamic world had a more developed trade system outside of towns, the typical European town acted as a hub for trade and development. Additionally, in the Arab world, nobles lived much more lavishly than your typical English lord, enjoying the exotic goods and trades from the result of their extensive trading