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Why might people in medieval Europe take advantage of sea travel for transportation?
Medieval Europe's people might have taken advantage of the sea for some reasons. One, traveling through water is faster than foot(in most cases). Two, While on the sea, there was plenty of resources if they knew where to find them, while on land, you would have to forage around. Three, Some people may have just been looking for an adventure.
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FranTravel by sea was much safer in the olden days as during mediaval Europ, wars were very common as well as insurgencies thus travel by sea would reduce the chances of Trade caravans being looted or just improve overall safety. The land was also unpattrolled in the outskirts making attacks By bandits and thieves common.
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How did the Crusades have a positive effect on medieval Europe?
It guaranteed people rights that kings must respect
What factors contributed to the weakening and the decline of medieval Europe?
Medieval Europe cannot be said to have gone 'into decline' at any point. The only major incident to seriously weaken medieval Europe was the outbreak of the Black Death (the plague) in the 14th century, since this carried off about 150 million people in all; depending on which country in Europe you look at, between 20 and 80 percent of the population
A medieval fever what could kill you in medieval time?
There were a long list of diseases with fever as a symptom that could kill a person in medieval times. Perhaps the best known was the Black Plague, which spread through nearly all of Europe during the period of 1346 to 1352. It kill huge numbers of people, perhaps half the people in Europe. It was so deadly that it changed European society profoundly, contributing the the end of serfdom and, eventually, the medieval era.
Did the people in medieval europe eat turkey?
Because it wasn't discovered. Turkey is native to the North American continent, which was not yet discovered. The medieval era was generally restricted to Europe, Middle-East and Asia.
Did people smoke tobacco in medieval times?
No. During the medieval period of time, tobacco did not exist in Europe and was smoked only in North America for ceremonial purposes. Tobacco was not imported to Europe until the Renaissance period.
