# 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