Notes 4-26, The Crusades

• The Crusades started in the 11th century
• The first crusade, few men even made it to Jerusalem.
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• The Capetians have very close ties with the church which is why we have so many cathedrals go up in France in the romanesque and gothic eras.
• When the library of Alexander is burned a lot of information is lost.
• During the time that Europe is in the dark ages, the Islamic world is going through a renaissance.
• Aristotle is very important at this time.
• Aristotle demonstrated that logic defeats superstition.

• There is a direct correlation between the art in france and england in the gothic period.