When I was young and in Catholic Grammar School, the only similarity to this question told to US by the nuns and lay teachers was that when Jordan gave back the Holy Land, the world would end. I have asked this question repeatedly from all sources on the net, with no definitive answer. That's the best I can say. Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays.
The Feudal system was broken down more, and a monarchy emerged. The poor had a better chance of gaining wealth, and people started to trade with the Middle East.
How could the Crusades change a serfs’ life?
True and false! The Crusades were pretty much a fail, but it did effect the way life and politics happened in Europe in a good way.
Peasants saw the Crusades as an opportunity to improve their social status and economic well-being by gaining land, wealth, and privileges in the Holy Land. Additionally, some saw it as a chance to escape the harsh conditions of feudal life or to seek spiritual redemption.
Peasants fought in the Crusades for various reasons, including religious fervor, the promise of indulgences and rewards in the afterlife, and the hope of improving their social and economic status. Additionally, some peasants saw the Crusades as an opportunity to escape the harsh conditions of feudal life and gain land and wealth in the Holy Land.
harbored spices, silk, and ivory
the east harbored spices, silk, and ivory.
Muslims living in the Holy Land during the Crusades likely viewed the crusaders as invaders and aggressors who threatened their land, religion, and way of life. They would have seen the crusaders as a violent and oppressive force that aimed to conquer their territories and impose their own beliefs on them. This led to significant tensions and conflicts between the two groups during this period.
the east harbored spice, silk, and ivory
I think its Holy Land
After he moved to the Holy Land, he was far from the sphere of Nimrod's influence; and the local population, which included many Semites among the Canaanites, was more open to his teachings.
No it is not at all compusory that all christians should visit the holy land once in their lifetime.
a war approved by the higher authorities of a religion against another religion or members of a sect of the same religion. Some sort of reward usually in the "after life" was guaranteed to those who took part. The Moslems call it a Jihad. The Crusades were holy wars called for by the Pope against the moslems in the Holy Land. Those who went on crusade were guaranteed a fast track to Heaven when they died.