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HIST 443 The Origins of Crusading and the Creation of the Crusader East: 1095-1150 Units: 3.00
An exploration of key topics in the history and interpretation of the early Crusades, the society and culture of the Frankish principalities in the Levant, and the impact of their creation on the peoples of the eastern Mediterranean, Muslim and Christian.
Learning Hours: 144 (36 Seminar, 108 Private Study)
Requirements: Prerequisite Registration in a HIST Major or Joint Honours Plan and a minimum grade of C+ in 6.0 units from HIST 300-330.
Exclusion HIST 430/6.0.
Offering Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Science
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Acquire a general overview of the historical pattern of the events which subsequently came to be known as the early Crusades and of the history of the Latin principalities and kingdoms of the Levant in the period 1095-1150.
- Develop an understanding of the origins, early evolution, and practice of crusading in the context of medieval Western European, Islamic, Byzantine, and Jewish thought and society, particularly as this relates to the eastern Mediterranean region.
- Develop an understanding of the society established by the crusaders and settlers in the Levant in this period and its interactions both with the various peoples of the region and with those of Western Europe.
- Develop an ability to relate medieval crusading to relevant present-day debates and issues.
- Cultivate and broaden their interest in Medieval, Middle Eastern and Mediterranean studies.
- Practice and develop sophisticated research, writing and communication skills appropriate to an upper year History seminar; these will include the interpretation of original sources in translation and advanced historiographical skills. Such skills will be broadly transferable in the ‘real’ world.