9/19/14

Lesson#10

AIM:  How did the Crusades help to bring about the end of the middle ages?

DO NOW:  Use your brain, how might exposure to different cultures help bring Europe out of the middle ages?

I)                  Effects of the Crusades

a)     Even though the Europeans were not successful in gaining control of Jerusalem from the Muslims they did have a profound effect on Europe

b)    When the crusaders began to return to Europe from the middle east they brought with them many of the products that they had encountered in the middle east, these goods included Oranges, Dates, Rice, Silks, Spices and perfumes from all over the world

c)     After a while there became a demand for these products in Europe.

d)    Prior to the crusades the middle east was a center of trade between Asia and Africa, after the crusades European merchants began to seek trade with the middle east

e)     One negative effect of the crusades was the introduction of the plague into Europe from Asia.

II)               Superior technology

a)     When the Europeans traveled to the Middle East they also began to encounter societies that had much better technology then they did.

b)    The Muslims and the Chinese had better sailing ships and navigational aids then the Europeans did. These things allowed them to sail further away from land.

HOME WORK:  Use your brain, look at a map of Europe, why do you think Italian merchants would become leaders in trade with the Middle East?