The defeat of the Muslims by Charles Martel in 732 CE effectively halted the Islamic expansion into Western Europe, allowing Christianity to remain dominant in the region. This victory also contributed to the consolidation of power for the Frankish kingdom, which would later evolve into the Holy Roman Empire. Meanwhile, the Byzantine Empire's prolonged control over Constantinople and parts of the Balkans helped preserve classical knowledge and culture, influencing the Renaissance and shaping the political landscape of Eastern Europe. Overall, these events reinforced the religious and cultural divides between the Christian West and the Islamic East.
The Muslims were defeated at the Battle of Tours. This stopped their expansion into Europe.
The \muslims pursued the retreating Byzantines Immediately and found them near Damascus. there was another battle and Damascus was taken. The Byzantine emperor did not have the resources to organise a fight back and withdrew to the cathedral of Antioch. After holding a council he sailed back to Constantinople at night.
Charles martel
The push for the crusades came when the Byzantine emperor Alexius I asked the Europeans for help against the Selijuk Turks, who were muslims.
The Hagia Sophia was the main Christian church in Constantinople. It was converted into a mosque when the Muslims took over the city. I believe it is a museum now.
Charles Martel.
The Byzantine Empire was Ruled by the Greek Orthodox Church, centered in the Hagia Sophia in Constantinople, under Occupation by Turkish Muslims since 1452.
Charles Martel
The Muslims were defeated at the Battle of Tours. This stopped their expansion into Europe.
The defeat of Muslim forces by Charles Martel in 732 CE at the Battle of Tours effectively halted the advance of Islam into Western Europe, preserving the region's Christian identity. Meanwhile, the Byzantine Empire's control of Constantinople and parts of the Balkans allowed it to remain a significant political and cultural force, influencing the development of Eastern Orthodox Christianity and preserving classical knowledge. This prolonged stability in the Byzantine Empire also contributed to the eventual resurgence of trade and cultural exchange during the Renaissance, shaping the trajectory of European history.
he defeated them in 1732
Muslims conquered all areas of the Byzantine Empire. Under the Rashidun Caliphate, the Byzantine Empire lost the Levant, Egypt, North Africa, and eastern Anatolia. Under the Ottoman Sultanate, the Byzantine Empire lost western Anatolia, the Balkans, and Constantinople.
Constantinople and the Byzantine Empire held the Muslims at bay in the southeast (Balkans) until the rise of the Ottoman Empire in the 1300s and 1400s. In Western Europe, the Frankish Victory by Charles Martel in 732 C.E. at the Battle of Tours (called by the French as the Battle of Poitiers) against the Amazigh and Arab Islamic Forces from Spain, prevented Islam from reaching western and central Europe from the southwest (Iberia).
Remember this saying, "In 732 at the battle of Tours, Charles Martel defeated the Moors." He was king of the Franks.
The \muslims pursued the retreating Byzantines Immediately and found them near Damascus. there was another battle and Damascus was taken. The Byzantine emperor did not have the resources to organise a fight back and withdrew to the cathedral of Antioch. After holding a council he sailed back to Constantinople at night.
The entire Byzantine Empire was conquered by Muslims at different points. The Rightly-Guided Caliphate and the Umayyad Caliphate conquered all of the Levant and North African areas under Byzantine control as well as southeast Anatolia. The Seljuk Turks conquered most of the rest of Anatolia. The Ottoman Turks conquered all of the remaining Byzantine territories (mostly the Balkans and Constantinople).
It was Charles Martel, is the most famous defeat of Spanish Muslim invaders at Tours in 732.