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What caused the birth of Renaissance? - Coggle Diagram

- - - - There was an increased demand for Middle Eastern products
      - It Stimulated production of goods to trade in Middle Eastern markets
        Church rule against usury and the banks’ practice of charging interest helped to secularize northern Italy.
      - Letters of credit served to expand the supply of money and expedite trade. ( The Crusades opened up new trade routes between Europe and the Middle East, leading to increased commerce and exchange of goods)
      - New accounting and bookkeeping practices (use of Arabic numerals) were introduced.
      - led to an exchange of ideas and knowledge between different cultures, particularly in the fields of science, medicine, and philosophy
      - exchange of architectural and artistic styles between different cultures, with European artists and architects incorporating elements of Islamic and Byzantine art into their work
      - led to increased religious conflict between Christians and Muslims
      - led to a sense of cultural superiority among European Christians
      - led to the creation of negative stereotypes of Muslims and Jews in Europe which unfortunately many still exist to this day
  - - - led to the growth of powerful merchant classes