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The Christian Crusades Positively Impacted the East and the West Even though countless numbers of people died during the Christian Crusades, there were many positive effects for both the East and the West. After the Crusades halted, various trade routes opened up between Eastern and Western cities. ... Numerous effects of the Christian Crusades in the Middle East had a positive outcome. In John Childs book, The Crusades, he quotes J. Kerr as claiming that the "most obvious result of the crusades" was a growth in "trade with the east". ... After the Crusades had terminated, these merchants were able to prosper from trade between Europe and the Middle East. Outlined in Figure 1 are some trade routes utilized after the Crusades. During the Crusades, the Muslims used weaponry that the Franks were not familiar with. The battles during the Crusades led to the spread of siege engines, such as the mangonel, and the Franks learned how to employ fire as a "missile". ... After the Crusades, the use of northern European pointed arches became popular with Muslim architects. ... Leonardo Fibonnaci, the first Christian algebraist, traveled to Syria and to Egypt to study with mathematicians there. ... Literature appeared after the Crusades in great abundance. ... The Crusades also brought new light upon old matters. ... The contact that occurred during the Crusades had many positive effects, and the fine literature produced was just one of them. ... Together, the Muslims and Christians helped each other, and, together, they benefited from the contact that occurred during the Crusades.
Approximate Word count = 1990
Approximate Pages = 8
(250 words per page double spaced)
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