I want to know the answer to the following question:
Which conflicts brought Europeans into contact with Arabs prior to the 12th century?
All the background I'm provided with is that "The absorption of Latin texts had started before the Renaissance of the 12th century through contact with Arabs during the Crusades, but the availability of important Greek texts accelerated with the capture of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks, when many Byzantine scholars had to seek refuge in the West, particularly Italy.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes