@lockeproposal and anyone else who cares to chip in.
When did Europe forget that Islam was at war with it?
ahhh.. I'm thinking in the last 100-300 years. Before that, people knew what was going on locally because of talking with with their community directly. Since the printing press and reliance on word-of-mouth vs experience, it's a lot easier to make people realize (or forget) what's really going on around them.
edit: as far as specifics, I was educated in Merica, we didn't have much European history :p
ahhh.. I'm thinking in the last 100-300 years. Before that, people knew what was going on locally because of talking with with their community directly. Since the printing press and reliance on word-of-mouth vs experience, it's a lot easier to make people realize (or forget) what's really going on around them.
edit: as far as specifics, I was educated in Merica, we didn't have much European history :p
I'm interested in a date. 200 years ago? 50 years ago did that happen?