Zaphod
How did the Crusades grow out of the social conditions of Western Europe at that time?
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Zaphod
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Western European society was incredibly pious and needed an outlet.
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The breakdown of the Carolingian Empire left a large number of armed mercenaries harassing one another and the civilian populace.