Despite the ferocity of the Crusades, one irony of these bitter struggles was that they allowed the Muslim world to transfer elements of Greek Rationalism which eventually flourished in Europe during the Renaissance.

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During the Crusades, Europeans had access to the works of Greek philosophers and scholars that had been preserved in Arabic translations by Muslim scholars. These works included those of Aristotle, Plato, Euclid, and Ptolemy. As a result, the Crusades helped to reintroduce these Greek ideas into Europe and eventually led to the growth of the Renaissance.

Despite the Ferocity of the Crusades, One Irony of These