>Conquered 2/3 of the Christian world
>Conquered all of Anatolia and later the whole Balkan peninsula
>Almost conquered all of Iberia
Why were the Islamic armys so effective towards christianity?
>>2388899
Because paying the jizya was probably better than their feudal lords.
>>2388899
>Conquered 2/3 of the Christian world
Not even 1/5
>Why were the Islamic armys so effective towards christianity?
Nope
>>2388915
The Christian world back then was smaller obviously
>>2388899
Because the Islamic caliphates were relatively United whilst the Germanic petty kingdoms were petty and Roman tech hadn't survived as well, also Norse
Invariably because Christian states were exhausted from infighting or fighting Zoroastrians.
Arabs are only good at conquest if their opponent is already beaten.
>>2388921
Even back then it was more like 0.5-1/3