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Source Analysis

TEACHER César Bonilla SUBJECT World History


Middle Ages (353 – 373) & The
TOPIC Renaissance (471 - 487 World DATE
History Book)
STUDENT GRADE 8th CLASS

Interprets Diverse Sources Critically:

SOURCE: The text below discusses the effects of the Crusades.


The Crusades caused a growth in trade between Europe and the Middle East. European demand
for the products of Southwest Asia grew greatly. Products such as spices, sugar, lemons, rugs,
glass, perfumes, and silk and cotton textiles flowed into Europe. This increased trade had several
effects, including the following:
• Increased wealth and power for the Italian city-states that controlled trade with the Middle East
• New ideas and learning gained by Europeans from contact with Muslims
• Rediscovery in Europe of the writings of ancient Greeks and Romans, preserved by Muslim
scholars; this later encouraged the Renaissance
• Growth of intolerance as Christians persecuted Jews and Muslims in Europe and Muslims
persecuted Christians in Europe
Noonan T. (2007). In Document-based assessment for Global History. (J. Weston Walch,
Publisher). P. 71.
How did Europe benefit from the Crusades? List two benefits.
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What were negative effects of the Crusades on people in Europe and the Middle East?
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SOURCE: The map below shows trade routes to and through Europe in the thirteenth to fifteenth
centuries.
Noonan T. (2007). In Document-based assessment for Global History. (J. Weston Walch,
Publisher). P. 68.
Why were the Italian city-states able to dominate the trade patterns at this time?
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What was the impact of these trade routes on Italian city-states and on the place of origin?
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