Explore more on it. Thereof, what was the significance of the Battle of Tours in 732?
At the Battle of Tours near Poitiers, France, Frankish leader Charles Martel, a Christian, defeats a large army of Spanish Moors, halting the Muslim advance into Western Europe. Abd-ar-Rahman, the Muslim governor of Cordoba, was killed in the fighting, and the Moors retreated from Gaul, never to return in such force.
Beside above, what was Charlemagne's greatest achievement give reasons for your answer? European Middle Ages
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Why was Charles Martel's victory at the Battle of Tours so important for Christianity? | It prevented western Europe from becoming part of the Muslim Empire |
| What was Charlemagne's greatest achievement? Give reasons for your answer. | The encouragement of learning. |
Subsequently, question is, how did Pepin the Short strengthen the Frankish kingdom?
He successfully faught the Lambards and was anointed by the the pope, establishing an informal alliance between the pope and the Frankish King.
What areas of the world has Muslims conquered by 732 AD?
Battle of Tours, also called Battle of Poitiers, (October 732), victory won by Charles Martel, the de facto ruler of the Frankish kingdoms, over Muslim invaders from Spain. The battlefield cannot be exactly located, but it was fought somewhere between Tours and Poitiers, in what is now west-central France.
