Who was the victor in the Battle of Tours?

Who was the victor in the Battle of Tours?

• A. Moors
• B. Byzantine army
• C. Vikings
• D. Frankish army

Answer: (D)

The main idea here is identifying who stopped the Muslim invasion at Tours. In 732, the Frankish army under Charles Martel defeated the invading forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Abdul Rahman Al-Ghafiqi, near Tours in Gaul. This victory halted the northward expansion of Muslim power into Western Europe and kept that region under Frankish control. That makes the Frankish army the winner. The Moors were the attackers in this battle, not the victors, and the Byzantines and Vikings were not involved in this clash.

The main idea here is identifying who stopped the Muslim invasion at Tours. In 732, the Frankish army under Charles Martel defeated the invading forces of the Umayyad Caliphate, led by Abdul Rahman Al-Ghafiqi, near Tours in Gaul. This victory halted the northward expansion of Muslim power into Western Europe and kept that region under Frankish control. That makes the Frankish army the winner. The Moors were the attackers in this battle, not the victors, and the Byzantines and Vikings were not involved in this clash.