It’s well known that Islam kept alive the sciences taught by the Greeks and Romans and built upon them while Europe sank into the Dark Ages of ignorance and fanaticism.
Very few dispute these facts or that the golden age of Islam happened.
I don’t think anyone has any doubts that the Crusade had a profound effect on the psyche of the people of the region.
Remember, though, that Islam was also spread by the sword across North Africa and into Europe.
Both sides committed huge atrocities against one another, themselves, and the innocent around them.
Very few dispute these facts or that the golden age of Islam happened.
I don’t think anyone has any doubts that the Crusade had a profound effect on the psyche of the people of the region.
Remember, though, that Islam was also spread by the sword across North Africa and into Europe.
Both sides committed huge atrocities against one another, themselves, and the innocent around them.
Playing Cluedo with my mum while I was at Uni:
"You did WHAT? With WHO? WHERE???"
