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pilgrimage churches, Romanesque style churches built along pilgrimage routes.
Trade routes to Europe and Asia were opened and maintained.
Dense Forests in the north, the regions rich earth which helped raised crops, underground lay mineral resources and nearby seas provided fish for food and it also served as transportation routes
Age of Exploration
The Ottomans and Mongols controlled the land routes to China and they were not about to let a bunch of European Christians go and get money in the Orient... without attacked, stealing and killing.
=one of the main routes in Britain was to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury!!!!!==ya ya=
Canterbury was a pilgrimage destination in England. There were also pilgrimage routes leading across France into Spain to the pilgrimage sites of Montserrat and Compostela.
the most important places to pilgrimage is Spain Italy Germany and Greece
pilgrimage churches, Romanesque style churches built along pilgrimage routes.
=one of the main routes in Britain was to Thomas Becket's shrine in Canterbury!!!!!==ya ya=
the Middle Passage
The Triangular Trade routes were either from Britain to Africa, America to Britain, America to Africa, or other routes that lead to either Africa, America, or Britain
When the Turks invaded and captured Constantinople and gained control of the Middle East, this resulted in the closure of the trade routes between Europe and Asia. The Turks were part of the Ottoman Empire.
It connects Africa and Asia, with trade routes to Europe as well.
The pilgrimage route to Santiago de Campostela is called the Way of St. James in English. It was one of the most important pilgrimage routes in Western Europe, and consists of a network of roads commonly used to get the the cathedral and shrine, starting as far off as Germany and Italy. There is a link below to an article that provides more information.
The land routes to the Far East from Europe were shut down by The Turks from the Ottoman Empire. They captured the city of Constantinople and took control of the Middle East In 1453.
Pilgrims did not typically use established trade routes to travel. They often followed specific pilgrimage routes or paths that were significant for their religious or spiritual beliefs. These routes were separate from the commercial trade routes used for transporting goods and commodities.