Question

How did the Crusades impact changes in European society and spur the Renaissance?(1 point)
Responses

Crusaders brought back classical ideas and renewed interest in intellectualism.
Crusaders brought back classical ideas and renewed interest in intellectualism.

Crusaders brought back disease that reduced population numbers.
Crusaders brought back disease that reduced population numbers.

Crusaders relocated to the Middle East and did not return to Europe.
Crusaders relocated to the Middle East and did not return to Europe.

Crusaders returned with new religious ideas and rebelled against the Church.
Crusaders returned with new religious ideas and rebelled against the Church.

Answer 1

Crusaders brought back classical ideas and renewed interest in intellectualism.

Explanation: Contact with Byzantium and the Islamic world, plus increased trade, reintroduced classical texts, scientific knowledge, and new learning that helped spark the Renaissance.