They're were tensions for nearly 15 years before the Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his pregnant wife Sophie were assassinated, which started WW1.
It was important because it helped people spread the religion to various parts of the land. Traders and merchants traveled and spread their religion while traveling and since everyone wanted to trade with them the religions spread quickly.
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