What was the significance of the battle at Poitiers in France in 732 CE?

A) It prevented Muslim armies from reaching the continent of Europe.

B) It showed that European powers were willing to accept Islamic expansion into France.

C) It showed that Europeans were unwilling to allow further Islamic expansion into Europe.

D) It finally drove remaining Islamic forces out of Spain.

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Evangeline Henson

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2 July, 17:45

What was the significance of the battle at Poitiers in France in 732 CE?

A) It prevented Muslim armies from reaching the continent of Europe.

B) It showed that European powers were willing to accept Islamic expansion into France.

C) It showed that Europeans were unwilling to allow further Islamic expansion into Europe.

D) It finally drove remaining Islamic forces out of Spain.

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Mikaela Kline · Answer 1

C. It showed that Europeans were unwilling to allow further Islamic expansion into Europe.

The Battle of Poitiers is also known as the Battle of Tours, or (in Arab sources) as the Battle of the Palace of the Marytrs. The leader of the French armies was Charles, the son of Pepin of Herstal, the "majordomo" (Mayor of the Palace) serving kings of the Merovingian dynasty.

He received the nickname "Martel," meaning "The Hammer," for his leadership at the Battle of Tours (or Poitiers) in 732, defeating the forces of the Umayyad Caliphate. Islamic presence was thus kept from advancing further into Europe than the Iberian peninsula at that time.