The Crusades I

This course will introduce one of the most dynamic and important events in the entire medieval period: the Crusades. We will first discuss the concept of crusading and then trace the events of the first several crusades.

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Course Curriculum

1. Introduction
1. What is Crusading? Definitions, Historiography, and Religious Warfare
2. Quiz: What is Crusading?
1. Christianity, Byzantium, Islam, and the "Holy Land"
2. Quiz: Christianity, Byzantium, Islam, and the "Holy Land"
1. Crusading Before the "Crusades": The Reconquista
2. Quiz: Crusading Before the "Crusades"
1. Peasants, Princes, and the Background to the First Crusade
2. Quiz: Peasants, Princes, and the Background to the First Crusade
1. The First Crusade Pt. II: Kings, Princes, and the Holy City
2. Quiz: The First Crusade Pt.II
1. Life, Pilgrimage, and War in the Latin States
2. Quiz: Life, Pilgrimage, and War in the Latin States
1. The Military Orders
2. Quiz: The Military Orders
1. Conclusions

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$24.99
16 lessons

Introduction

What is Crusading? Definitions, Historiography, and Religious Warfare

Christianity, Byzantium, Islam, and the "Holy Land"

Crusading Before the "Crusades": The Reconquista

Peasants, Princes, and the Background to the First Crusade

The First Crusade Pt. II: Kings, Princes, and the Holy City

Life, Pilgrimage, and War in the Latin States

The Military Orders

Conclusions

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