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.
The Carolingian rulers Charlemagne and Louis the Pious are the rulers associated with the Carolingian Renaissance.
they mingled with northern traditions
Divine rights of Kings
They became sponsers of the arts by buying sculrtures and paintings of themselves. And became patrons
The Crusades began because various rulers in western Europe wanted to make sure Jerusalem and the Holy Land were purely Christian. The various conquests and reconquests between the Christian crusaders and the Muslim forces of Saladin meant they went on for many years.
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Overland routes were very dangerous, took a long time, and often merchants didn't make it back with the items they bought. It seemed better to find other ways to Asia.
The Carolingians were Frankish rulers, which means their territory was in western Europe.
Renaissance writers wrote about political rulers and rulers to expand their power
The Carolingian rulers Charlemagne and Louis the Pious are the rulers associated with the Carolingian Renaissance.
Feudalism dominated political life in Western Europe from the 9th Century to the beginning of the 14th Century. Feudal lords, rather than kings were the powerful rulers during this time in history.
The Medici family controlled Florence during the Renaissance!
Renaissance writers wrote about political rulers and rulers to expand their power
I think but not sure by strong rulers and forming strong trade routes and and by forming a strong army
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Enlightenment ideas affected rulers in Europe from overthrown power and reflected problems that they needed to change.
Enlightenment ideas affected rulers in Europe from overthrown power and reflected problems that they needed to change.