HIST 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi, Missus Dominicus, Merovingian Dynasty
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The world of charlemagne: a. google and explain the significance of clovis i, name his dynasty, a. google and identify why was it important, which frankish leader won, a. What became of him: give some examples in this article of the unreliability of historical sources, a. Frankish kingdom for the next two centuries: a. This battle stopped the northward advance of islam from the iberian peninsula, and is considered by most historians to be of macrohistorical importance, in that it halted the. Islamic conquests, and preserved christianity as the controlling faith in europe, during a period in which islam was overrunning the remains of the old roman and persian. Empires: this battle was fought between forces under the frankish leader charles martel and a massive invading islamic army led by emir abdul rahman al ghafiqi abd al rahman, near the city of tours, france.
