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How did the Crusades change trade in Europe?

They increased demand for European products in the Holy Land.
They brought traders who took business from European merchants.
They created demand for luxury items brought back by the soldiers.
They were expensive, so there was less money to use for trade.

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Trade increase, whilst Europeans also brought back knowledge about plants, irrigation and the breeding of animals. Western Europeans brought back many goods, such as lemons, apricots, sugar, silk and cotton and spices used in cooking. Not all the Crusaders went home after fighting the Muslims.

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One of the many effects of the Crusades was that the pope and the kings of Western Europe became more powerful. In addition, Europeans began to trade with the Middle East. Trade increased as Western Europeans began to buy products like sugar, lemons, and spices. These items were hard to get in the Western parts, so of cours ther was more to demand for.

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