[Publius6961]

750 AD to circa 11th Century- Period of Islamic stagnation that ends with the crusades. The crusades once again provoke the Islamic forces to conquest.

Interesting telescoping of a fascinating period.
It leaves out a good amount of the colorful means Islam had of expanding.

And the impression that the crusades provoked an awakening of the brutal Muslim means of expansion is humorous.
The Crusades were a response to muslim brutalities: typically defenseless towns were razed, totally destroyed. Women and children taken for the slave markets, and men and other "useless" persons killed on the spot.

Grab any of the dozen books available to fill in these gaps.
Fascinating reading.

[judicial meanz]

Your point is very well taken. I only did a general reading, and I will take your advice to heart.

I wasnt trying to say that the Crusades provoked the Islamic frenzy to resume expansion, but I can sure see how I wrote that to make it look like I did. That was simply an error.

The Pope actually called the Crusades to prevent further Islamic expanision.

Thanks for the correctons!