The Impact of Political Conditions on the Economic Conditions in the Levant during the Crusades 490-691 AH/1097-1291 A.D.
Ghadir Salam Arif Al Shammari, Sami Hamoud al-Haj Jassim
The Crusades were an episode of the conflict between the countries of Mashreq and the West, and the Westerners prepared everything they could to go east. There were several reasons in the West that led them to come to the East at the time. The political conditions in the Levant were divisions and theological differences, as well as other political reasons. The situation in Europe has been confusing and precarious. All these conditions have paved the way for the Crusaders to come to the countries of the East and exploit the situation of the Eastern people in order to enjoy its welfare and great economy, because their basic goals were not pilgrimage and religious worker as they claimed the main objective is the economic factor. Italian cities saw control of the East trade to lift the West's economy. This situation has allowed Europe to see the blessings of the East.
Keywords: Crusaders, Trade, Europe, Italy, France
