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This excerpt from 'Amin Maalouf’s The Crusades Through Arab Eyes' illustrates about the medieval world, the effects of cultural diffusion from the Arab world to Europe.
Trade increased as a result of the Crusades as Europeans travelled and gained more exposure to exotic items. Despite the extensive fighting that took place during the Crusades, Italian commercial centres improved their economic relations with ports around the eastern Mediterranean coast.
Trade and travel allowed people to experience new sights, sounds, tastes, and sensations. Influences in the arts and lifestyles also went with them, introducing new designs in architecture, clothes, cookery, and music—for those who could afford them.
The correct answer is option a.
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