What was the impact of the crusades on the Christian West?
A) Christians adopted Muslim military techniques, words, scientific learning, and Arabic numerals among other things.
B) Christians rejected most Muslim influence, although they did gain a taste for Muslim wines and liquors.
C) There was no Muslim influence on the Christian West.
D) The Crusades interrupted the trade of the Mediterranean and cut off the West from Islam until 1293.
Ans: A) Christians adopted Muslim military techniques, words, scientific learning, and Arabic numerals among other things.
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