rammagen wrote:IllmaticHandler wrote:Since so many White People are so against Islam....I will drop these FACTS here. Europe was in the DARK AGES until the BLACK MOORS(Islamic) came to Spain and started the renaissance period. Thats Right...what started Europe's age of so called enlightenment, was taught to them by Islamic Moors. Most of Europe did not even know how to farm the Land, until ISLAM came to Europe. Damn near every European Power came to Spain to learn simple things like how to even build plumbing...during this time European "royalty" was defecating on the floor in rooms...did not even understand the concept of plumbing. Who you think taught Europe Mathematics? ISLAM. Do people Know where Algebra comes from???? White people still thought the world was FLAT at this time until Islam came, and showed them otherwise.
Spain was the JEWEL of Europe, and it only became so, when the MOORS (Islam) came there and civilized it.The moors were rewarded by the grateful Europeans, and were kicked out of Spain in 1492...which is the SAME year, Columbus is able to sail the seas and starts European (Christian/ Catholic) Tyranny across the planet. I get that Islam may have a few radical issues with some of its followers, but white people were in the DARK AGES with Christianity, and was only brought out of it by ISLAMIC people.
People are so dumb to actual REAL history....These are all
FACTS....
facts as you see them some would say the ending of an extremely cold period also help spur Europe out of the dark ages. the Moors certainly did some good but be real it was not the Moors by themselves. It was a combination of events. The crusades, the warming of the weather,ect...
"Europe appeared to have recovered from Rome’s fall by 800. Charlemagne united and reformed Western Europe and revived the economy. However, Charlemagne’s renaissance was short-lived. The continent fell back into the darkness after his death. About three centuries later, Europe finally returned to the light. The Crusades and global warming combined to revive the continent and moved Europe out of the Dark Ages.
Charlemagne’s reign reinvigorated Europe. He unified much of the west, forged an alliance with the church, and spread the cross. The emperor used the idea of the Roman Empire to provide his subjects something to achieve and believe in. He sponsored education, art, and architecture. Most importantly, Charlemagne reformed the economy. However, his efforts did not last. Although he set the course Europe eventually followed, the continent fell backward when the Vikings expanded out of Scandinavia. Viking raids decimated the European economy and psyche at a key moment. The attacks set the continent back nearly three centuries.
Norse expansion coincided with global warming. The world’s temperature increased freeing the sea-lanes of ice. The Medieval Warm Period may have been the warmest period on record prior to the present day. This warming trend aided more than Scandinavian raiders. European harvests benefited resulting in an increase in the food supply and population. Additionally, warmer weather limits the plague and other diseases, which thrive in colder, wetter climates. In 1000, around 39 million people lived in Europe. By the middle of the fourteenth century, the population grew to nearly 74 million.
Rich landowners controlled the countryside. There was little land to provide for the increased population. Many flocked to the cities. Cities, like Paris, experienced a dramatic influx of new residents. Building began to feed the economy. People built homes, churches, and other structures. The Italian city-states also experienced growth, which helped feed an economic renaissance as these states based their economies on trade.
The economic renaissance began with the Crusades. In 1095, Pope Urban II declared a crusade to liberate the Holy Land from the Muslims. Practically, Urban II hoped to unite the continent politically and halt Islamic gains in the Middle East and Europe. After the First Crusade, knights returned with eastern goods and spices. The introduction of these items wetted European appetites and convinced some to become traders. These individuals helped ignite the European economy for the first time since before Rome’s fall.
In addition to eastern trade goods, the Crusaders returned to Europe with new technology and knowledge. The Arab conquests preserved old European knowledge. Crusaders rediscovered Aristotle and Plato through the Muslims. They collected the knowledge and returned it to the continent of its birth. Additionally, the knights brought Islamic inventions and learning. The information and technology helped lead to major advances in Europe. The return of learning and resuscitated economy signified the end of the Dark Ages.
The Dark Ages ended with the Crusades. The Crusaders returned to Europe with goods and technology that expanded European knowledge and created a demand. This demand revived a dormant economy and learning. The Medieval Warm Period led to population increases and urbanization as crops thrived. By the middle of the fourteenth century, Europe was humming along and the Dark Ages a distant memory.
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a really nice quick read
http://www.examiner.com/article/the-end-of-the-dark-ages 
