Cultural and Economic Consequences of the Crusades

Postclassical Conflicts, Religious Power, and Pandemics

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Evaluate how the Crusades stimulated Mediterranean maritime commerce, expanded merchant wealth in Italian city-states, and transferred Arabic knowledge.

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Postclassical Conflicts, Religious Power, and Pandemics

9th Grade · Social Studies · US-NY-SS

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Analyze institutional struggles over religious and secular authority, the Crusades, and the demographic devastation of the Black Death.

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9.6aNew York Social Studies Standards · 10th Grade

Internal tensions and challenges grew as disputes over authority and power arose between and among religious and political leaders.