How does the history of the crusades still inpact our world?

Question

Muse be at least 150 words.

Answer 1

I'm not going to write your short-answer response for you, but here's a list of some things you could discuss:

1. Legacy of interfaith tension and animosity
2. Solidification of east-vs-west identity in Europe
3. Increased power and centralization of the Catholic church
4. Growth of Venice as an economic, political, and cultural capital
5. Increased European access to Asian trade goods and routes which spurred the development of capitalism
6. Orientalism