The Franks defeated the Arabs. "<span>Franks did not break, and it is probably best expressed by a translation of an Arab account of the battle from the Medieval Source Book: "And in the shock of the battle the men of the North seemed like North a sea that cannot be moved. Firmly they stood, one close to another, forming as it were a bulwark of ice; and with great blows of their swords they hewed down the Arabs."
The Frankish kingdoms lead by Charles Martel. defeated the Arabs in the battle of tours or also known as the battle of poitiers.
Explanation:
After the death of the Visigothic King Witzia, his nobles refused to recognize one of his sons as heir. Leading to a revolt by the basques, which Witzia's son looked to confront. However, his father's betrayal nobles supported the Arabs and they won power in the Iberic peninsula. Then, after establishing power they pushed an advanced to France, however, They Frankish states realized about the operation and fought them, nevertheless it wasn't enough to stop them and it was too far away from the Frankish capitals to get resources and settlements. That's why the Arabs tried it again, but the organization from the Frankish kingdoms was powerful and they decided to expel them and take the Iberic Peninsula. The Battle taken in Poitiers was definitive to weaken the Arab forces and cut the hopes of a comeback. They got expelled and the Frankish Kingdoms won authority over the Iberic Peninsula.
The kind of treatment they received by white officers in army bases in the United States was horrendous. They described being in slave-like conditions and being treated like animals. They were called racial epithets quite regularly and just not afforded respect either as soldiers or human beings
Nacirema is American spelled backward. The “shrine room” Miner describes is the bathroom and the box with magical potions is the medicine cabinet. This description of what is common to the American culture is depicted throughout the article to add effect.
