Question

What were the economic goals of the Crusades?

Answer 1

HiTheir primary objectives were to stop the expansion of Muslim states, to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East, and to recapture territories that had formerly been Christian.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Crusades were organized by western European Christians after centuries of Muslim wars of expansion. Their primary objectives were to stop the expansion of Muslim states, to reclaim for Christianity the Holy Land in the Middle East, and to recapture territories that had formerly been Christian.

The economic reasons were that merchants were rewarded money by making loans, leasing ships, and expanding trade routes.