History Civ I homework help

Write an essay, approximately 500 words (two typed pages) that answers the following questions from the attachments below

What were the direct and indirect results of the crusading era in Europe for Byzantines, Muslims, & Europeans?
Note: state building, rise of the merchant class and technologies…

How did the results (which ones in particular) of the crusades facilitate Western Europe’s age of exploration that resulted in a truly global system?