The Crusades: Encounter and Conflict
The ideological and political motivations behind the Crusades and their long-term impact on East-West relations.
Key Questions
- 1Were the Crusades primarily religious or economic in their motivation?
- 2How did the experience of the Crusades transform European feudalism?
- 3What is the legacy of the Crusades in modern historical memory?
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