Which event is most closely associated with the "reintroduction" of the West to the knowledge and trade of the Middle and Far East after the year 1000?
a. voyages of Vasco da Gama
b. Black Death
c. travels of Ibn Battuta
d. Crusades
e. travels of Marco Polo
Answer: d. Crusades
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