The Crusades

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

 5 Myths About the Crusades 

 

 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 

 

 

 The Crusades involved forcibly converting people to Christianity 

 The Crusaders were proto-colonists motivated by greed 

 The Crusaders are the cause of the present conflict in the Middle East 

 The Crusades were fundamentally un-Christian endeavors 

 

 Part 2: 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   

 The First Crusade