# Church History: Middle Ages (7th-16th Century)

# Coptic History Books

1. Coptic Christianity in Ottoman Egypt - Dr Febe Armanios 
    - [https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Christianity-Ottoman-Egypt-Armanios/dp/0190247223](https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Christianity-Ottoman-Egypt-Armanios/dp/0190247223)
2. From Byzantine to Islamic Egypt - Maged SA Mikhail 
    - On the bookshelf
3. The Coptic Christian Heritage: History, Faith and Culture - Lois M Farag 
    - [https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Christian-Heritage-History-Culture/dp/0415781035](https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Christian-Heritage-History-Culture/dp/0415781035)
    - The Early Islamic Period (641-1517): From the Arab Conquest Through Mamluk Rule - Maged SA Mikhail
    - The Ottoman Period (1517-1798): Beyond Persecution or Tolerance - Dr Febe Armanios
    - The Pre-Modern Period (1798-1952): The Age of Citizenship and Reform - Maged Hanna
    - The Modern Period (1952 - 2011): An Era of Trials, Tribulations, and Triumphs
4. Coptic Civilization: Two Thousand Years of Christianity in Egypt-Gawdat Gabra 
    - [https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Civilization-Thousand-Years-Christianity/dp/9774166558](https://www.amazon.com/Coptic-Civilization-Thousand-Years-Christianity/dp/9774166558)
    - Coptic Church History - Youhanna Nessim Youssef
5. Two Thousand Years of Coptic Christianity - Otto Meinardus 
    - On the bookshelf

# The Crusades

Part 1: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umu5rokUqx8&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG&index=4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Umu5rokUqx8&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG&index=4)

5 Myths About the Crusades

1. The Crusades were unprovoked invasions of the Middle East 
    - The Crusades were not unprovoked because they were a reaction to 400 years of aggressive Islamic expansion into Christendom and involved the reconquest of lands that had previously been Christian
    - The Crusades were not unprovoked because Muslims severely mistreated the Christians living under Islamic regimes
2. The Crusades involved forcibly converting people to Christianity
3. The Crusaders were proto-colonists motivated by greed
4. The Crusaders are the cause of the present conflict in the Middle East
5. The Crusades were fundamentally un-Christian endeavors

Part 2: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuN9W\_bRehg&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG&index=3](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuN9W_bRehg&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG&index=3)

The Rise of Islam and the Reconquista

Part 3: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXep-NOhAho&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXep-NOhAho&list=PLzjQv4A03oikkX4ba9CevtZGoNbODQwLG)

The First Crusade