The Crusaders and the Saracens did not fight all the time. There were long periods where they held a truce and were able to mix and learn from each other. Without worry the Crusaders learned the most they learned a lot that would help them through living.
LanguageThe Crusaders started to use Arabic words like sugar, arsenal, syrup, lemon, admiral and algebra there was a lot more words they used but these were the main 6 words they used
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New productsThe crusaders brought back many goods that we take for granted today. The things they brought back were lemons, melons, apricots, cotton, spices ( nutmeg, cinnamon) slippers, glass mirrors. All this was from the Muslims.
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KnowledgeThe crusaders learned about
-Science (magnetic compass) - medicine (treating injuries better) - geography (map making) - Mathematics (new number system) |
Fighting and castle buildingThe Saracens used archers a lot
Europeans, especially y the English, stared to train archers in huge numbers The Saracens also built better castles using a whole series of strong round towers joined by a thick wall Many knights copied these castles when they got home. |