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Fall 2024  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (33620)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2024 - 12/11/2024
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 415
Enrollment Status:
Open (4 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33620/1249

Summer 2024  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (82241)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
IBUS 6997 Section 001
IBUS 6997 Section 002
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/03/2024 - 07/26/2024
Tue, Thu 02:30PM - 04:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (14 of 20 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
Summer 2024: Online hybrid course with synchronous and asynchronous components Synchronous Meetings: Tues. & Thurs. 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. 2 hours of additional asynchronous content per week
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82241/1245

Summer 2023  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (82538)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
06/05/2023 - 06/30/2023
Tue, Thu 02:00PM - 04:30PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (24 of 25 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/82538/1235

Spring 2022  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (68032)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/18/2022 - 05/02/2022
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (59 of 60 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they pave the way for the subsequent Western colonial ventures that eventually led to Western domination of much of the non-Western world? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East?
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance Other Grading Information: Informal writing assignments and class participation
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
45% Lecture
10% Film/Video
45% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68032/1223
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2014

Fall 2019  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (19504)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2019 - 12/11/2019
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 140
Enrollment Status:
Open (27 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?reyer001+HIST3613+Fall2016
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period and with modern film portrayals. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East? How do western and non-western films interpret th
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation

Class Format:
60% Lecture
15% Film/Video
25% Discussion/group presentations/debates
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19504/1199
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 April 2016

Fall 2018  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (19868)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Walter W Heller Hall 1210ABC
Enrollment Status:
Open (29 of 30 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?reyer001+HIST3613+Fall2016
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period and with modern film portrayals. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East? How do western and non-western films interpret th
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation

Class Format:
60% Lecture
15% Film/Video
25% Discussion/group presentations/debates
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/19868/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 April 2016

Spring 2018  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (67709)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
RELS 3715 Section 001
MEST 3613 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/16/2018 - 05/04/2018
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 150
Enrollment Status:
Open (55 of 75 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they pave the way for the subsequent Western colonial ventures that eventually led to Western domination of much of the non-Western world? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East?
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance Other Grading Information: Informal writing assignments and class participation
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
45% Lecture
10% Film/Video
45% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/67709/1183
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2014

Fall 2017  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (16948)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/05/2017 - 12/13/2017
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 250
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?reyer001+HIST3613+Fall2016
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period and with modern film portrayals. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East? How do western and non-western films interpret th
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation

Class Format:
60% Lecture
15% Film/Video
25% Discussion/group presentations/debates
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/16948/1179
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 April 2016

Summer 2017  |  HIST 3613 Section 090: History of the Crusades (88018)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
06/12/2017 - 08/04/2017
Tue, Thu 05:30PM - 08:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Carlson School of Management 1-127
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/88018/1175

Fall 2016  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (17448)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/06/2016 - 12/14/2016
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 350
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?reyer001+HIST3613+Fall2016
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period and with modern film portrayals. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East? How do western and non-western films interpret th
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Book reviews/Papers/Film reflections
20% Class Participation

Class Format:
60% Lecture
15% Film/Video
25% Discussion/group presentations/debates
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/17448/1169
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
14 April 2016

Fall 2015  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (23882)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2015 - 12/16/2015
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
Anderson Hall 250
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Notes:
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?reyer001+HIST3613+Fall2015
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period and with modern film portrayals. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East? How do western and non-western films interpret them?
Grading:
essay exams
Exam Format:
20% Midterm Exam
60% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Class Format:
50% Lecture
25% Film/Video
25% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
1 Exam(s)
2 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/23882/1159
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 March 2015

Summer 2015  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (88123)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3613 Section 001
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
First Half of Term
 
06/15/2015 - 07/10/2015
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 09:30AM - 12:00PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 250
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
History of the Crusades will explore crusades both medieval and modern from Jerusalem to Sweden, Granada to Constantinople, Tunis to France. This class will also trace the impact of medieval crusades on the modern world by considering topics like the "Tenth Crusade" of George W. Bush and the rise of the Islamic State. By the end of this class, students can expect to have a broader understanding of this fascinating series of interreligious and intercultural exchanges that have since become symbolic of the divide between "West" and "East."
Grading:
Attendance and Participation 10%
Map Quiz 10%
Three Short Writing Assignments 30%
Presentation 10%
Midterm 20%
Final 20%
Exam Format:
Short answer questions, primary source analyses, essay with a focus on thematic breadth
Class Format:
Lectures, group work, discussions, student presentations
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/88123/1155
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
1 June 2015

Fall 2014  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (25965)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/02/2014 - 12/10/2014
Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AM
UMTC, West Bank
West Bank Skyway AUDITORIUM
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they pave the way for the subsequent Western colonial ventures that eventually led to Western domination of much of the non-Western world? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East?
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance Other Grading Information: Informal writing assignments and class participation
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
45% Lecture
10% Film/Video
45% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/25965/1149
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
3 April 2014

Fall 2013  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (34165)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Meets With:
MEST 3610 Section 005
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/03/2013 - 12/11/2013
Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 5
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they pave the way for the subsequent Western colonial ventures that eventually led to Western domination of much of the non-Western world? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East?
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
30% Reports/Papers
20% Class Participation
Exam Format:
essay exams
Class Format:
70% Lecture
30% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/34165/1139
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
2 March 2012

Spring 2013  |  HIST 3613 Section 001: History of the Crusades (59669)

Instructor(s)
Class Component:
Lecture
Credits:
3 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Delivery Medium
Meets With:
MEST 3610 Section 003
RELS 3715 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
01/22/2013 - 05/10/2013
Mon, Wed 11:15AM - 12:30PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 10
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Course Catalog Description:
Crusading spirit in Europe. Results of classic medieval crusades ca 1095-1285. States established by crusaders in Near East. Internal European crusades. Chronological prolongation of crusading phenomenon.
Class Description:
Taken as a whole, the Crusades make up one of the most fascinating episodes in the history of the Middle Ages. Our primary aim in this class will be to study the crusading phenomenon in its medieval context by engaging with the original documentary remains of the period. What motivated medieval European men and women to set out on the conquest of a land thousands of miles away, about which they knew very little? How did the papacy, as head of the Catholic Church, come to promote violence against the Muslim residents of that land as not merely justifiable, but as positively meritorious, as deserving of a great spiritual reward? How did the Muslim and also Jewish communities who were the primary targets of this violence respond to it, and how did the contact among Christians, Muslims, and Jews which the Crusades made possible transform relations among these groups, the three major monotheistic religions of the West? While focusing on the Crusades as an aspect of medieval history, we will also consider some of the larger questions raised by the history of these expeditions. What is the relationship between violence and religion? Does it differ in the Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions? What is the legacy of the crusades? Did they pave the way for the subsequent Western colonial ventures that eventually led to Western domination of much of the non-Western world? Did they set the stage for modern conflicts in the Middle East?
Grading:
20% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
20% Reports/Papers
20% Written Homework
10% Attendance Other Grading Information: Informal writing assignments and class participation
Exam Format:
Essay
Class Format:
50% Lecture
50% Discussion
Workload:
60-80 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/59669/1133
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
4 November 2012

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