THIS was especially true of medieval Europe. Missionaries traveled to foreign countries with traders to spread the word of God. Religion also played a role closer to home; the quote: "...Know that we, at the request of God and for the health of our soul...for the glory of the holy Church and the betterment of our kingdom, freely and of our good will, have given and granted to the archbishops , bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons and all our kingdom, these liberties written below are to be preserved in our kingdom of England in perpetuity. " This is taken from the Magna Carta, which later goes on to say: "No free man shall be taken, imprisoned, or stripped of his free dwelling or of his liberties or of his free customs, or outlawed or exiled or ruined in any way, neither will we go against such a man or send against him, except by lawful judgment of his peers or by the law of the land, to no one will we sell nor refuse to delay law or justice As you can see, religion also took part in the affairs of the people According to Walter Hilton's Treatise Written to a Devout Man, there are three types of life: the active life, the contemplative life and the contemplative life. Mixed life is described in the following quote from the aforementioned book: “THE third type of life, called mixed life, belongs to the prelates of the holy Church and to the pastors and vicars who have charge and superiority over other men or women. , for teach and govern them, both as to their body and as to their soul, and mainly to animate and guide them in the performance of acts of mercy, both corporal and spiritual, towards their fellow Christians. It sometimes belongs to these men of mixed life. to use works of mercy in working life, to help and nourish the middle of paper......o Japanese merchants also spread to entire communities in Southeast Asia. Japanese merchants settled in the Philippines, Siam, Taiwan and the other islands. The quote above is from The History of Japan by Louis G. Perez and supports my previous statement that they were tolerated. The aforementioned reasons support my thesis that Medieval Europe and Japan were moved to be more friendly towards others and to change. Trade encouraged interactions between other countries and religion encouraged them to get closer to others to learn more or to spread their religion. Without the influence of religion and economics on medieval Europe and Japan, they would not have become what they are today. Works Cited Japanese History Feudalism in Japan Feudalism in Europe A Treatise Written to a Devout Man by Walter Hilton Magna Carta