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HASS8 Medieval history: Significant developments / cultural achievements

Significant Developments/Cultural Achievements

The Crusades - Pilgrimage or Holy war?: Crash Course World History #15

In which John Green teaches you about the Crusades embarked upon by European Christians in the 12th and 13th centuries. Our traditional perception of the Crusades as European Colonization thinly veiled in religion isn't quite right. John covers the First through the Fourth Crusades, telling you which were successful, which were well-intentioned yet ultimately destructive, and which were just plain crazy.

Source: YouTube, Crash Course, 2012, Duration 1:07, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0zudTQelzI&t=10s

The Medieval Imagination

This film logs the process of organising and curating a medieval art exhibition, including the painstaking process of shipping priceless works of art across the world and preparing them for display.

Source: ClickView, 2008, Rating E, Duration 25:57, URL: https://online.clickview.com.au/exchange/videos/51212/the-medieval-imagination