Purposes: To win back the holy land Later on, money (Venetian merchants bringing it on) Accomplishments: Nothing Crusades caused the Byzantine empire to fall Significance: This shifted power back to the west, changing the course of European history. "What are the purposes behind the Crusades and what did they accomplish? What is the significance of these accomplishments?" There are a number of opinions concerning the purposes behind the Crusades. The one major reason taught in …showed first 75 words of 412 total…

…showed last 75 words of 412 total…and the surrounding area. The Renaissance eventually spawned from this area of Italy, and Venice eventually were recongnized as the kings of trade once again. The Crusades, though in the beginning, was to empower the Christians and defeat the Muslims. The true benefactors, though, were those of northen Italy. The Crusades led to the eventual fall of the Byzantine Empire, shifting the power in Europe back to the west, changing the course of European history.