HIST 2510 - The Cross and the Crescent: the Medieval World of the Crusades

4 Semester Hours
HIST-2510 investigates historic developments in the Mediterranean world during the European Medieval period with a focus on the series of conflicts between Western European Christians and Middle Eastern Muslims known as the Crusades (1096-1291). Using primary texts from European and Arab participants, the course investigates why the crusaders and mujahidin were willing to fight, to kill, and to die in the name of their faith; how these adversaries viewed each other; and what their actions reveal about the world in which they lived.