Social effects- <span>1. Cultural Diffusion </span> <span>2. Religious tensions (Christians + Muslims) </span> <span>3. Wider view of the world for Europeans because remember they lived in a manor and never were exposed to the outside world and education from trade. </span> <span>4. Pope is still powerful, but fails to heal the divisions between the RCC (Roman Catholic Church) and the EOC (Eastern Orthodox Church) </span>
<span>Political effects- </span> <span>1. Monarchs gain more power </span> <span>-they collect taxes - to finance the Crusades </span> <span>2. Pope + Monarchs start to clash </span> <span>3. Serfdom becomes undermined (Serfs get more freedom) </span>
<span>Economic Effects- </span> <span>1. Commercial economy - pay money in rent </span> <span>- new business practices </span> <span>- 1. banking...2. loans + usury(charging interest on loans) </span> <span>- Christians + Muslims were forbidden to interests or usury so Jews had to </span>
