Week 3

First Crusade–Overview

Monday

Discuss Readings on Zotero (15 pgs):

  • Michael Köhler and Peter M. Holt, “The System of Autonomous Lordships before the First Crusade (c. 1070–1099),” in Alliances and Treaties between Frankish and Muslim Rulers in the Middle East: Cross-Cultural Diplomacy in the Period of the Crusades. Translated by Peter M. Holt. Revised, Edited and Introduced by Konrad Hirschler, ed. Konrad Hirschler (BRILL, 2013), https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004248908.

Wednesday

Discuss Readings on Zotero (21 pgs):

  • Jonathan Riley-Smith, “Crusades as Christian Holy Wars,” in The Crusades, Christianity, and Islam (New York, NY: Columbia Univ. Press, 2011).

Friday

Listen to Podcast Online: (week 3 test question due)

Week 3 Test Questions Due