- The crusades started in the 11th century
- the kingdom of the Franks, became the kingdom of France.
- It was named after the Capetian dynasty
- until the rise of steward kings, england was ruled by French families
- Spain was occupied by the Islamic people
- Morocco was a center of Islam
- Moors rule the country of Spain for 700 years.
- The Moors were of Muslims, non-Muslim, and African descent
- The Crusades are the worst thing that could happen politically at this time
- the mistake was that the goal would be getting Jerusalem back. Those for the Crusade made the Muslims enemies when they didn't need to be enemies.
- While the Europeans were going through a dark age, Islam was going through a Renaissance
- The Muslims were taking off in every subject of life
- The French led a Crusade into Spain (ruled by Moors)
- They realized Spain was a budding country full of life and knowledge
Importance of Aristotle:
- Virtually every knowledgeable information was discovered and brought back
- Random fact: Aristotle suffered from heartburn
- He believed everything works in a specific way
- One discovery triggered another discovery you didn't know but logically had to believe
- Spain is finding the writings of Aristotle
- He is making himself available to the world but Crusades are going on and his knowlegde is not being talked about or shared
- He demonstrated that logic defeats superstition
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