The Crusades of the 11th through 13th centuries
1. Detail the course of the Crusades of the 11th through 13th centuries. Why did these wars occur? What were the results of these wars? Why were the Crusaders
ultimately unsuccessful? (300 words)
2. Compare Islam and Christianity. How did the two arise? How are the faiths alike, and how are they different? How were Christian and Muslim states governed in the
early Middle Ages? (300 words)
