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Confrontation with Islam
Muslim armies could not overpower
Constantinople
• Constantinople was the capital of Byzantine
Empire
3 reasons Constantinople could not be
defeated
1. It was located on easily defended point
It was surrounded by water on two sides
and rugged terrain on the other
2. City walls were thick and extensive
3. Had Greek fire, which was chemical mixture
that burned on impact and spread when doused
with water
Battle of Tours
• Stopped the advancement of the Muslims in
Europe
• European troops were led by Charles Martel
• He is called “the Hammer”
Charles Martel
Ch. 2 Sec. 4
Discussion Question
• Why was the Byzantine Empire able to
withstand Muslim conquest from the seventh
through the tenth centuries?

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Ch. 2 Sec. 4 The Confrontation

  • 2. Muslim armies could not overpower Constantinople • Constantinople was the capital of Byzantine Empire
  • 3. 3 reasons Constantinople could not be defeated 1. It was located on easily defended point It was surrounded by water on two sides and rugged terrain on the other
  • 4.
  • 5. 2. City walls were thick and extensive
  • 6. 3. Had Greek fire, which was chemical mixture that burned on impact and spread when doused with water
  • 7. Battle of Tours • Stopped the advancement of the Muslims in Europe • European troops were led by Charles Martel • He is called “the Hammer”
  • 8.
  • 10. Ch. 2 Sec. 4 Discussion Question • Why was the Byzantine Empire able to withstand Muslim conquest from the seventh through the tenth centuries?

Editor's Notes

  1. merciless way he hammered his enemies.