What long-term importance did the Crusades have for Europe?

Long term importance of the Crusades

was advancements in weaponry, political changes, and ideas.

Weaponry like crossbows, catapults, and gunpowder, helped both

sides prosper in battle. The crossbows could pierce chain mail and

plate armor, the catapults could take down walls, and gunpowder was

used in cannons. Next, political changes were long term because the

power of the European kings grew as many nobles died fighting in

the Crusades. Next, ideas grew that would affect Europe's culture

forever. Thousands of crusaders traveled through the Holy Land,

exchanging ideas with the Byzantines and Muslims. When they come

home, they shared these ideas, which helped European culture. Those

were the long term effects of the Crusades.