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Answer all questions with complete sentences:
1.
Who led the Frankish army and how many troops did he have? What kind of
troops were they?
Charles Martel led the Frankish army with about 15,000-20,000 men. They
were infantry troops without armor.
2.
Who were Franks fighting against? Who was their leader and how many troops
did he have? What kind of troops were they?
The Franks were fighting against the Islamic army of Moors led by Emir Abdul
Rahman Al Ghafiqi. Troops consisted of about 25,000-40,000 men. Moors were
cavalry troops with horses and chainmail armor.
3.
What were the Moors trying to spread?
The Moors were trying to spread the religion of Islam, and make it the religion
of the old Roman Empire, instead of Christianity.
4.
What two major advantages did the Moors have over the Franks at the Battle of
Tours?
The Moors were a much larger army, and they were cavalry troops, versus the
Franks who were infantry troops.
5. Why do you think the Franks were able to defeat the large numbers of Muslim
Moors?
I think that the Franks were able to defeat the large numbers of Muslim Moors
because of their success in killing Rahman, which led to the Moors fleeing south.
ESSAY RESPONSE
Constructed Response (5 POINTS)- Explain why the Battle of Tours was so important
to the development of Europe in the Middle Ages.
Explain using at least 2 examples from the article to support your position:
The Battle of Tours was so important to the development of Europe in the Middle Ages because it
prevented Islam from becoming the religion of Europe. Christianity was the official religion of the old
Roman Empire, and the Moors wanted Islam to be. An example of this from the article reads “...
and
preserved Christianity as the controlling faith in Europe, during a period in which Islam was overrunning
the remains of the old Roman Empire.”. During the Battle of Tours, The Franks successfully stopped
further Muslim invasions, which was important to the development of Europe in the Middle Ages because
it kept Christianity in Europe alive. This is shown in the article by the example “The importance of Tours
and the later battles of 736-7 in putting an end to Muslim bases in Gaul, and any immediate ability to
expand Islamic influence in Europe, cannot be overstated.”.
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