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What is now Spain and Portugal was captured by Muslim armies starting in 711 AD. Most of the area became the Emirate of Córdoba.
The farthest Muslim advance was the Battle of Poitiers in 732 AD. Poitiers is now in central France.
The last Muslim state on the peninsula (the kingdom of Granada) was defeated in 1491.
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∙ 12y agoThe ottoman empire took over the Balkans, and most of Hungry. Earlier Muslims invaded Spain and tried to take France, but lost at Poitiers in 974.
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What famous battle halted the spread of Islam into western Europe?
In 732, the Franks halt to further Muslim advance into Europe
What region of Europe did the Muslim armies gain control of before the ottoman empire?
spain
How does the Battle of Normandy relate to today?
The day western allied armies landed in Europe.
Which peoples invaded Europe in the Middle Ages?
The Roy Johnson Company invaded and were wiped out :)
Muslim armies gained control of which region or regions of europe before the time of the ottoman empire?
Muslin armies gain control of Eastern Europe during the time of the Ottoman Empire. The areas of Bulgaria, Romania and Yugoslavia were under the control of the automatic Empire.
How were Vikings able to invade so far inland into Western Europe?
They were extremely fit and could cover many miles by foot before needing rest
How did the Soviet plans for Eastern Europe differ from the Western Allies?
At the conclusion of WW 2, the Western allies sought democratic governments for Eastern Europe and basically for all of Europe. The Soviets under Joseph Stalin had other ideas. Their armies essentially occupied the Eastern nations where they had driven out the Nazi armies. The Soviets had an expansionist ideology and installed communist governments in the nations of Eastern Europe. This included East Germany.
How did feudal lords in Western Europe in the 11th century defend their territories?
they raised private armies of knights in exchange for military services
What protected Ghana from being conquered by Muslim armies in the 700s?
The Sahara Desert stood as a powerful border for Muslim armies for several centuries.
How was Christianity related to the Crusades?
Under Papal wishes, the Kings of many Western European nations went/sent armies to 'regain' the Holy Land from the Muslim invaders.
Commander of the Muslim armies that captured Jerusalem?
Saladin
How did advance in military technology contribute to the stalemate that developed in Europe during world war 1?
Armies were unable to capture much territory, as it was defended by troops with machine guns.
