Which statement best describes how the Crusades affected the class system in Europe?

The Crusades increased contact between Europe and the East, encouraging trade in goods such as spices, silk, and other luxury items. Merchants and craftspeople in the lower and middle classes could earn money through this growing trade, though that did not make all classes equal or generally allow people to become nobles. Therefore, the best answer is “The lower and middle classes found new ways to make money from trade.”

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