The Crusades Influenced European Expansion by

question 9

Multiple Choice

The crusades influenced European expansion by

• A)establishing permanent Christian control of the holy city of Jerusalem.
• B)demonstrating that the Arab nations of the East were weak and easily defeated.
• C)developing a colonial economic system based on the production of staple crops by slave labor.
• D)discouraging trade with Asian and African nations.
• E)providing slaves for the plantations in the Caribbean.

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