Islamic scientists and mathematicians had huge influence on Europe. Consider the words, alcohol, alchemy, alcove, and algebra. All these words, and others like them, came from Islamic countries.
Today we use Arabic numerals. If you want to know why they are called Arabic. it is because they arrived in Europe from Arabic countries. If you want to understand why we use them, try dividing CCXLVII by XIX and see what you get. Or take the square root of LXXXI.
What the people of Western Europe knew of Greek philosophy was translated largely from Arabic. This is why Ptolemy's Almagest had an Arabic name, even though it was originally written in Greek.
New crops were introduced, from Islamic countries, cotton being an example. New techniques for farming and manufacture were being introduced.
Islam puts a premium on learning. The best scientists in the world, during parts of the Middle Ages were Islamic. And so the influence in Europe was indirect, providing the results of science done elsewhere because of teachings of the people of elsewhere. Nevertheless, though the influence of Islam was indirect, it was huge.
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The internet was NOT a factor in shaping the Middle Ages.
It affected Much of the middle east and india.
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wars had the most influence during the Middle Ages in Europe.
The dominant religion in the Middle Ages depended on where you were. In most of Europe, it was Christianity, and in the Middle East and North Africa, for most of the Middle Ages, it was Islam. There were places where both were about equally important, such as Spain.
they haven't and the middle ages is irrelevant
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The internet was NOT a factor in shaping the Middle Ages.
It affected Much of the middle east and india.
I'm afraid that Josquin had no influence whatsoever on the middle ages since he was not born until 1450.
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Islam is an Arabic word that means submission and surrender to God. It is the basis of worship of all God creations in all ages including the Middle ages. Refer to related question below.
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Islam and Christianity