The Importance of Trade to the Crusader States (Inter Crusades 1099-1149)
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- Created on: 24-02-16 13:36
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- IMPORTANCE OF TRADE
- Strategic and economic importance
- western borders would make deals with more of Latin East, Muslim Syria, North Africa, Iraq and Byzantium
- commercial life in the Outremer was most active in Tripoli, Acre, Tyre and St Simeon
- allowed Outremer trade to flourish
- Muslim and Christian conflict was forgotten about for most of the 12th century
- Venitians
- gained possessions and important privileges to encourage high commerce of the Eastern Mediterranian
- possessions such as...
- cloth
- spices
- fish
- pigs
- Secure income
- Acre was the busiest port in the Turkish East
- ports enabled a series of economic opportunities to present items to power
- More money
- capture of ports allowed crusaders to generate an overall rise in commerce
- people pay taxes to enter the Outremer
- Strategic and economic importance
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