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. Before you ask, no, he doesn't cover the Children's Crusade, in which children were provoked to gather for a Crusade, and then promptly sold into slavery by the organizers of said Crusade. While this story is charming, it turns out to be complete and utter hooey.
Chapters:
Introduction: The Crusades 00:00
What Prompted the Crusades? 0:44
The First Crusade 1:44
An Open Letter to Animal Crackers 2:45
What Motivated the Crusaders? 3:24
The Third Crusade 6:20
The Fourth Crusade 7:55
What Did The Crusades Accomplish? 9:50
Credits 10:50
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[@punkofnewjerseyxx6212]

"We're gonna skip the second crusade because it bores me" Dude thats the one i have a project on!

[@hotsoss1095]

rip

[@wms72]

It must have been good

[@osmanbarber3655]

All you need to know was they kept raping each other and Islam got ahold of it

[@1zc5]

F

[@UltimatePowa]

Yeah he kinda skipped quite a few parts, especially the specifics of how the crusades started.

[@sweaterketchup2730]

knuckles: cracked Constantinople: sacked yup. *_I T ' S C R U S A D E R T I M E_*

[@DynamicAndrew]

It's Always Sunny in the Holy Roman Empire

[@Craig-gq4gb]

Alex Miller Underrated thread my brothers ✝️

[@Rapidbeatsofficial]

Actual Factual ?

[@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs]

Marxist “historian” peddling fake history of crusades.

[@lordcommandernox9197]

@@WilliamJones-Halibut-vq1fs thank you for your opinion, we hate it

[@darcy458]

views are gonna skyrocket now because of home learning...

[@legolover6619]

Good. KZbin needs more educational channels, less men wearing makeup and twerking channels

[@AMPSLY]

@@legolover6619 how old are you and how long has it been since you've seen the internet lmao

[@ljjoonghost]

The 4th Crusade: when the side quest affects the main mission. Edit: it’s been a year and I didn’t realize this comment got this many likes, thanks y’all

[@amandag.6186]

@@TomCruz54321 *destroys it instead of the attackers*

[@Frame_Late]

Imagine going on a crusade and ending up sacking the largest Christian city in Europe.

[@daniyalharoon639]

😂😂😂

[@ljjoonghost]

Floppy Cat you certainly deserves one🏆

[@ceoofworldpeace8901]

The Byzantines calling upon the Pope for help was HUGE because the two did NOT get along. The Byzantines were desperate for help against warring Muslims. That's just history.

[@redberry33]

Yeah but Serbian Space Marine Chapters are more interesting

[@DADchs13]

+Serbian Space Marines Thats like the French only helping the American Colonies during the revolution because at the time France didnt get along with England, and only wanted England to lose, not the US to win. The US being Byzantines and France being the Pope I guess.

[@williewillie5622]

well the pope at the time was excommunicated by the Holy Roman emperor lol

[@humanoidtyphoon1904]

+willie willie And the Byzantine Emperor and Ecunumerical Patriarch (basically the Orthodox Pope) were excommunicated by the Pope as well. :D

[@Siegbert85]

+willie willie you mean the emperor (rather German king at this time) was excommunicated by the pope.

[@Commanber]

They couldn't just sack the largest city in Christendom, could they? "The Gang Sacks Constantinople"

[@trihermawan9553]

Imagine having to fight Muslim in the crusade - this comment is created by the 4th crusader gang

[@theredstonesword984]

@Msg of Yitzhak Kaduri Jesus already beat Satan it's called the crucifixion and resurrection.

[@ahmedlightsauraziz7355]

@Msg of Yitzhak Kaduri yeah they weren't. Also jesus is not equal to yahweh in authority

[@ahmedlightsauraziz7355]

@Msg of Yitzhak Kaduri jesus is saint Michael the Archangel

[@ahmedlightsauraziz7355]

@Msg of Yitzhak Kaduri thx bro . I suppose he is not st Michael right. But he is between Michael and yahweh in authority above Michael but under God the father

[@nadima.george9499]

They built 500 ships but only 11,000 crusaders showed up because you know I've got other stuff to do etc... Exactly how the area 51 raid will end up

[@ishaansingh2759]

You weren't wrong

[@maadelynj]

this aged well

[@fridazapata1696]

yes

[@axiexo]

Me cramming for an exam: “ugh I’m so stuck on the Second Crusade. Ooooh! Crash Course has a video on it. **6 mins 20 seconds later** DAMN IT JOHN!!

[@Alamandorious]

This is why I keep saying it's impossible to truly judge people of the past by the morals of today (when I say this, I'm speaking of era's, not physical dates). The best thing to do is simply acknowledge that what happened, happened, and learn from it. Don't be afraid of it, and don't forget, because those that forget the lessons of history are doomed to repeat it.

[@Zorro9129]

Indeed. We need to make sure that next crusade is successful.

[@Craig-gq4gb]

Zorro9129 Yes brother

[@TheGhostbuster1989]

Do yourself a favor, don't read the comments, it could save your brain cells.

[@stilgottheblues]

You got my like. But i had to read your comment first...

[@deathwolf6863]

TheGhostbuster1989 I did not listen to your wisdom and now I regret it.

[@kvchikka]

TheGhostbuster1989 RIP my brain cells

[@videogamepro964]

TheGhostbuster1989 Lucky me that this was is the first comment i saw, thanks mate.

[@forzaa867]

lol alright

[@charlesmcmillion5118]

"Hey, guys - let's go kill our enemies in the name of the guy who taught us to love our enemies!"

[@ziyadpepe6291]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Craig-gq4gb]

Charles McMillion You clearly are an Islamic apologist

[@charlesmcmillion5118]

@@Craig-gq4gb Sorry, Cletus, but I'm Agnostic. You didn't win anything today, but we will send you home with a nice consolation prize.

[@Craig-gq4gb]

Charles McMillion aGnOsTiC

[@kickbutoxy1218]

What are you talking about? They loved their enemies with swords and spears

[@jackstinson3712]

3:19 Reality is often disappointing -Purple Homer Simpson

[@thepengu1no227]

haha, nice Thanos quote

[@lincolnpepper816]

@@thepengu1no227 Purple Homer Simpson quote*

[@azazeldryland3997]

I just joined for the crusader trait...

[@CollinBuckman]

Same

[@CollinBuckman]

collin rheaume I hate when the Pope calls for an insane Crusade. Like Cumania? Really? Or a nation in India? What?!

[@azazeldryland3997]

Collin Buckman But those India Achievements tho...

[@CollinBuckman]

Azazel Dryland The crusade lost by a landslide. I didn't even join. I mean, why should I? I've won Jerusalem, Cumania, and Norway through crusades so what do I need India for?

[@azazeldryland3997]

Free heaven pass after all those you assassinated all your inbred cousins

[@travispepe553]

The only reason I like the crusades is to get that nice crusader trait that gives you +3 martial

[@footnotetodescartes9516]

Ey that total war refernce doe.

[@michaeladams5318]

FootnotetoDescartes 95 Crusader Kings 2 actually

[@danamichelle5279]

AP World Test tomorrow. Pray for me!

[@gracecarter3259]

same. watching at 1.25 speed to try to get as many in as possible and missing out on information by typing this. oops

[@Dylan_Dav]

Same

[@maddyfinke363]

Same, good luck guys

[@ND-wq6hw]

We can do this.

[@rachelbenincasa7452]

Grace Carter same same same

[@mynewdirectcars1841]

I can’t even believe this is 11 years old. Well made with great commitment.

[@Stardweller1]

After his explanation of the Fourth Crusade, I ended up doing something of a mental facepalm.

[@SockPuppet80]

+Eric Naylor I'm not sure how he can, after that summary, still speak up for the spiritual motivation of the crusaders and talk about their laudable zealotry and whatnot. By that point their goals were 100% pragmatic and earthly. They didn't give two shits about excommunication or penance or the holy land.

[@Stardweller1]

SockPuppet80 Either that or they'd managed to convince themselves that they'd already earned their way into Heaven simply by joining up. Though it could also be that the Byzantines of Constantinople practiced a different form of Christianity than the Crusaders.

[@SockPuppet80]

But they didn't get excommunicated for sacking Constantinople, they got excommunicated before that, for sacking a Catholic town in modern day Croatia just for the loot (to pay the Venetians for the ride).

[@Stardweller1]

SockPuppet80 Yeah, but again, they might have figured that they' already earned a ticket to Heaven. Really, though, who knows?

[@danlorett2184]

+Eric Naylor The Fourth Crusade was literally the biggest disaster to ever befall Christendom. It sealed the fate of the Byzantine Empire, forever estranged the Eastern Orthodox Church from the Catholic Church, and handed one of the most important, populous, and wealthy Christian cities in the world directly over to muslims. The Hagia Sophia is still covered in muslim graffiti even today.

[@191roach]

When bae wants to retake Jerusalem

[@sirspamalot3047]

20 minutes into crusade and chill and then Richard leaves.

[@jackyjiang615]

Peter approves! ;D

[@charliemarten9340]

roach191 I think I recognize you from somewhere

[@TheBlackdragon936]

Tugboat Macguire anyone why says the b word would never be in an actual army and fight.

[@DonfCaroso]

How did this became memes?

[@raandomplayer8589]

comments breakdown: 90% your video is biased 10% DEUS VULT

[@Camulus777]

Biased to whom?

[@mikedi7850]

@@Camulus777 DEUS VULT

[@alisheikh4698]

@Zahizaib Rashid Close the vault already...

[@aadpiraat7126]

Deus volt

[@aadpiraat7126]

Vult

[@stulog]

When I think of motivations the crusaders had, I think of the peasants. If I were a peasant at the time, and somebody gave me the opportunity to go on a crusade, I would go without thinking twice. When you think about it, for those people it would be a choice of staying stuck on your farm working the same ol' field day after day, just as your family has for generations, or you can say "screw it all" and go off on a big adventure traveling across Europe with a bunch of other wistful people who want to get away from everything.

[@MatthewSchooley94]

So the crusades had nothing to do with stardust? ...I'll see myself out.

[@wezzuh2482]

everything is made of stadust so yes

[@157dixon]

+choudhry ali Jacob has a point

[@Pxrish]

i get you man

[@obadayounis6073]

its been three months... Jotaro doesn't care much for history

[@jokerofmorocco]

Well it weakened the Byzantine Empire by sacking Constantinople allowing it to be taken over by Turks later on

[@bellybuttonbenjamin1037]

Came to see people argue about religion was not disappointed

[@mrbenoit5018]

Belly Button Benjamin really? Conservative liberal.

[@ziggystardust7725]

@@sonalily6839 you clearly missed the joke of that comment

[@dankim1573]

If you wanted to see people fight in the comments you should have looked at the last video comments lol

[@AhmedDayah]

Belly Button Benjamin i had no idea people will argue about something that happened hundreds of years ago

[@Craig-gq4gb]

Belly Button Benjamin Deus Vult ✝️✋🏼🗡

[@Etatdesiege1979]

"...and ultimately that exercise in empathy is the coolest thing about studying History." A+ comment

[@vihashah5975]

the 4th crusade feels like the area 51 raid. "oh i meant to go but i had this thing come up" lol

[@MJ-cq6gz]

I love Crash Course videos, but this one was especially good. It's so easy to blame war on religion, thank you for explaining the more complex motives underneath!

[@RustyShackleford1066]

Eh religion was still used to justify them.

[@MJ-cq6gz]

If you want to oversimplify things, then sure, you can say that.

[@chalsfo]

Jacob Lively Just as democracy is.. or ideologi.. or sekularism.. whats your point

[@RustyShackleford1066]

chalsfo *Secularism. Religion was used to to justify the crusades, also Secularism isn't used to justify wars.

[@MJ-cq6gz]

Jacob Lively Unless you count communists persecuting religious people, like in the Soviet Union or China.

[@Federico84]

We need another crusade

[@hero0291]

Tecnovlog no we need peace

[@Federico84]

hero0291 si vis pacem para bellum

[@SosoMeno]

Tecnovlog you already have crusades like BF ;)

[@hbabar2682]

My ass

[@mrdanijel]

***** and again we have another angry muslim for no good reason at all.

[@yoshilorak5897]

Tiny European armies beating back powers capable of raising 100,000 mens at arms easily is nothing short of a miracle.

[@pinheadlarry1977]

Uhh they lost?

[@1zc5]

Luigi DeNardis tbh Turkish people started all of this crusades and such

[@pla_t]

7:23 the puff meter was so RANDOM

[@aaranda1999]

rip to everyone taking the ap tomorrow ... unless you're the mongols lmao

[@marcosastudillo3202]

watching this right now before my ap

[@blakehall3861]

Got mine tmrw

[@xxBieberLevineLovexx]

+Alexis Aranda i guess i'm not the only one binge watching crash course the night before the test.

[@tlmmmp3834]

Alexis Aranda I am Turkish

[@amazed9837]

lol

[@louisproctor2168]

We romanticize the Crusades? Maybe at one point but nowadays the Crusades are the go to example for people trying to paint Christianity as violent.

[@TheFootballstar5588]

Johnny Proctor but we need another crusade...

[@6Texasboi]

Johnny Proctor multiple sports teams named after them....I live in oregon theres a Catholic school with them as a mascot

[@audreayarose3755]

love your enemies... (matt 5:44)

[@crusadernikolai1996]

Johnny Proctor Somehow people do just that but they conveniently ignore Muslim expansion that led to the crusade. It's a disappointment really

[@jacquesm1652]

***** My feeling exactly. These kinds of cowards don't realize that if our heroic ancestors didn't campaign against Islam the west would look like a middle eastern slum. They are at it again though...slowly poisoning western society.

[@nolahood3680]

I was today years that i found out that John Green is a completely different person than Hank

[@madhurichunduru9301]

Both are awesome

[@aarzookothari180]

Am I the only one who's watching this during quarantine?

[@arkanmahram5144]

Well, nothing to do.

[@nrtamim21]

Nope

[@diacsquad1117]

Nope

[@RosalieArchuleta]

well i have to for homework

[@nashmi-8609]

yes

[@lgvereor]

Finally a good history channel that covers the Crusades without taking the two extremes of blindly defending the Crusaders or blindly defending the Muslims; and who at least mentions the atrocities committed by the Crusaders against their Orthodox 'brothers', though you could have gone more into the earlier atrocities committed against the Orthodox in Jerusalem and Antioch after the first one. You got a new subscriber.

[@nickp8291]

One of the best history books I've ever read: The Origin of the Idea of Crusade by Carl Erdmann. It's really an argument about the ideological rationalization of Christianity to the warlike principles of Germanic culture, resulting in the concept of knighthood. His key argument: the First Crusade wasn't addressed to kings or states, but to Christian Knighthood as an ideological body. Check it out if you get a chance!

[@EnchantedLove30]

John Green is such an amazing teacher whoever created this is the real MVP! You deserve an award award. Not just any award but a huge one.

[@bullrun2772]

Belle yay he should

[@bullrun2772]

And all of crash course

[@papapanzer0935]

I watched a few of these videos with my history teacher and I am hooked, despite being 11 years late. Keep it up

[@DukeNukemIsHere3]

Roman Catholics in Constantinople had been massacred 20 years earlier. Not saying that justifies anything, but relations between the Byzantines and the West had worsened significantly, from the sack of Thessalonica to the German emperors threatening to attack Constantinople, the sacking in 1204 didn't appear out of thin air.

[@blitzkrieg2928]

i think beside me you are the only one who pointed out that :D

[@MrFurry-wz9lq]

Maybe not, but it was expressly forbidden by the Pope, and the perpetrators were excommunicated.

[@jamesscharr716]

Also the Islamic people committed lots of terrible violent acts

[@jamesscharr716]

And the Arab’s slave trading of non-Muslims killed millions of people

[@alexisahn8680]

"Stupid world, always disappointing me!" ~John Green Thank you so much for all these hilarious/educational videos!

[@devicedevil7647]

The moment you're so confused about the Crusades even after watching a crash course

[@ANagel-bh9ud]

I like how the icon for the "awesomeness" is the Millenium Falcon

[@leonja200]

crusaderes were holy order sent to re-take lost territories.

[@jerryr5190]

Finally someone that knows history!!! A European 15th Century Poem: "Our faith was strong in th' Orient, It ruled in all of Asia, In Moorish lands and Africa. But now for us these lands are gone 'Twould even grieve the hardest stone.... Four sisters of our Church you find, They're of the patriarchic kind: Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antiochia. But they've been forfeited and sacked And soon the head will be attacked." This is why the Crusades happened.

[@niazi12121]

Jerry R Read a history book!

[@jerryr5190]

Ниязи Бекиров Yea I do, were do you think I found that 15th Century Poem? Smart one.

[@Joesolo13]

Ниязи Бекиров look guy, Jesus lived in the "holy land", there's a reason it's named that. There were a hell of a lot of Christians there before the muslims came in.

[@jerryr5190]

Hold on, women getting raped and people being killed in WAR? Oh man that's new to me! But the Crusaders had guided missiles and smart bombs as well as CNN on their backs. Oh wait they did not. Really dude, and the Arabs or Moors never ever done that? You do know the Arabs & Moors were conquering many lands before the Crusades happen. That is what that means: "Our faith was strong in th' Orient, It ruled in all of Asia, In Moorish lands and Africa. But now for us these lands are gone 'Twould even grieve the hardest stone.... Four sisters of our Church you find, They're of the patriarchic kind: Constantinople, Alexandria, Jerusalem, Antiochia. But they've been forfeited and sacked And soon the head will be attacked." This a Poem in the Middle ages was describing what happen before & some what after the crusades.

[@Jesssper]

I thank you John Green! For you made my World Religion class much more interesting! My teacher was explaining things dully and everything went in one ear and out the other, not a lot of stuff sunk in. We literally watched your videos for the entire period then some more the next day. So thank you to you and your high school history teacher!

[@charliedaniels1]

Excellent job! Thanks for the easy and entertaining learning

[@totorod]

Quit smoking 3 months ago. Anytime I get the urge (which is more often than you would think) I strike up a crash course vid. Thanks y’all! It’s a satisfying and healthy substitute!

[@Rockcroc2000Rm1wE3erWmNfkL]

Why did you quit smoking? These videos are probably going to kill you 10x faster than smoking ever would.

[@jonathanle2787]

"I am going to drown anticlimactically on the journey while trying to bathe in a river" LOLOL

[@user-xt9jw4gt7o]

So, Pope's crusaders on 4th crusader, destroy the christian Constantinopolis, kill a lot of Orthodox Christians and stole a lot of their treasures.

[@juansantiago7109]

pope never ordered the sacking of constantinopolis

[@user-xt9jw4gt7o]

If pope really wanted, it would never happen. Don't forget the stolen christian treasures and books from Orthodox churches, decorate today vatican and other catholic churches..

[@juansantiago7109]

he excommunicated the people who stayed in the city plus the reason why the sack happened is because the Byzantines killed the king that the crusaders helped get into power and the Byzantines never payed there promise (by the way it was the Byzantines who told the Pope and the west for help and the Byzantines never did any hing for themselves). also why Orthodox even care what happened ages ago its not even relevant, also the eastern orthodox should not even get into the sacking and killed there people because today the Byzantine rite s in communion with rome

[@user-xt9jw4gt7o]

1)So, the roman catholic crusaders, killed so many orthodox priests and innocent people, ripped women and young girls, because of the money. But, you know, roman catholic crusaders, did terrible things on the Altar of Agia Sophia, with prostitutes insults and massacres. And pope did nothing because of the promised money.. 2)Roman catholic church, became heretic, by Pope Sergius IV (1009 AD), when after the political pressures of the Franks changed itself the symbol of the Christian faith. From 1009 we have the Roman Catholic church, a new church which was cut from the original Orthodox church. So, we wait our roman catholics brothers, to reject heretic teaching and come back to Orthodoxy.

[@diegonatan6301]

Juan Santiago, stop arguing with this imbecile trol and listen this podcast ( /watch?v=PVcPQsVX8Kc ) about the 4th "crusade", there you will know exactly why this Οριζόντιος Κατακόρυφος is just plain stupid.

[@cjsatnarine9688]

Great videos John. They helped me somehow.

[@samsclubhousee6389]

"stupid world, always dissapointing me!" *mood*

[@michaelswhitcomb]

Thank you! It is so rare to find anything so well understood, and thoughtfully presented. It is especially great that you took the time to address anachronism as a destructive force in the understanding of history. Liked and Subscribed!

[@hanscarabonala2462]

Jeez that Saladin guy looks dope

[@OfficialMirzaa]

He was a Kurd from Kurdistan:P

[@HaribKhan90]

Has nothing to do with modern Kurds. LOL Take facts as they are, no need to add nationalism to it.

[@blablabla13344]

Hans Carabonala yeah but he lost every battle against Richard the Lionheart

[@HamzaKhan-kr7xq]

God Emperor Trump lol this is the greatest turd I've read since hearing Trump is the greatest president

[@Miuranger1]

God Emperor Trump Richard the lion heart was nothing more then a coward he killed innocent people

[@bluzane]

This is my best Summary Guy. All Hats of! -Simplification & demystification of historical stuff...to the power of Infinity (in mathematical terms)

[@ericsonofjohn9384]

"as long as they paid a tax" - I love how you quickly skim over the jizyah as though it was an entirely peaceful idea.

[@jorenvanderark3567]

Compared to Christian's murdering e everyone who want them? It was! Edit, sorry to destroy your worldview with facts, but don't worry you can always make up some alternate facts out of thin air.

[@stephanjulien4206]

@@jorenvanderark3567 Not really, in the roman catholic world yes, they were ready to completely obliterate any religion they deemed unfit or pagan, just like in the Islamic world. Zoroastrians were forced to flee Iran just because they were seen as dhimmi and the "peaceful jizya." Yeah, that ended in many getting taken as slaves and were only promised freedom if they converted to Islam. Now you might say that the Byzantine Empire did the same thing to Zoroastrians as well but this is because the Persians were constantly at war with the Byzantines and once this had halted an alliance was formed so to speak. Now, the Byzantine Empire was quite accepting of religions and Judaism flourished pretty well until Justinian who tightened regulations and made life ultimately worse for jews which was wrong. So to say that Islam wouldn't be accepted by Christianity would be quite ignorant especially since Islam was accepted by Axum. And the only reason why bloodshed between the two groups happened was because of the Arab conquests which took down one of the strongest Christian empires, Kushite Egypt and resulted in the killing, convert, and raping of many Christians.

[@ZombieChimpanzee]

Scroll down into the comments, hoping to find intelligent conversation or comments "nope, seems like no one cared about that end bit about empathy and perspective, and how the narrative of history one's told can shape how you view it. just gonna lose a little faith in humanity now."

[@ShidaiTaino]

At least it's not a WBC and New Atheist flame war

[@ShidaiTaino]

+MexBox Live oh lol. At the time in Europe, if you didn't follow the religion of the monarch, you were considered untrustworthy, disloyal and dangerous. Also, now matter how tolerant people are, unless it is a small country with a similar culture (like Albania) or have aggressive neighbors (like Switzerland), people will try to conform with the majority.

[@fattoflex985]

so true carl

[@adrianrainbow4106]

Jesus, I just love when the uninformed and ignorant start guessing.

[@MattieK09]

"Personally I think if the crusades didn't happen, we probably might of been religiously tolerant" perhaps the dumbest comment i've read today

[@Simphome]

Richard the Lion heart and Saladin were superstars I wanted to watch re matched on the war

[@AmyraCull]

Why didn’t I find this channel 10 years ago I would watch this in long form or any form it’s great

[@madisonmathews6115]

Its so amazing to actually understand what your talking about. Love this channel.

[@josephmatthews7698]

Excuse me good sir, your history does not support my contemporary worldview. Please re evaluate your historical interpretation to better suit my opinions or I will call you biased. Thank you for your time.

[@stephentoth6003]

SonaLilyAnimations i think thats the joke. Most people on videos like this either learn more and it fits what they already thought, or change their views if not (or realize history is complicated). Too many posters get mad that what they watch DOESNT match what they previously thought and comment that the video is wrong. Thats the joke the guy originally posted was making fun of

[@sonalily6839]

ohhh okay that makes sense

[@MattieK09]

It was a joke, but his take on the Crusades is awful

[@cristiana_2945]

wat

[@simonk.4338]

Joseph Matthews Holy war was always a defensive war against agression of islam..or it was ment to be anyway. It is true tho, that it didn't always go as planned.

[@MessiahComing]

Admittedly, the Crusaders were a slow response to the Islamic Conquest, but they very much were a response. Each of the crusaders were relatively spread out and half-hearted attempts at regaining what was lost to the Arabs. But not only that, the Crusades were necessary to secure the borders of Europe that were constantly under siege by Islamic Jihad. You can't tell me that the Muslims weren't trying to add Europe to their Middle East conquests, or they wouldn't have conquered Constantinople and Spain.

[@bulletafx]

the crusaders were nothing compared to the Mongols.

[@jessicalee333]

For one thing, the Mongols were successful.

[@aguy1340]

FOR THE SKYLORD

[@electrosthefella]

Well, that's not the exception.

[@youcefguenaoua]

Two faces for same coin

[@ordhinv.hohenheim5009]

@Archie HW same thing cant be compared.

[@cowforceseven7328]

I think this video did a great job of being unbiased and showing understanding to both sides of the crusades. It shows that the crusaders weren’t evil, they were provoked, and that Muslims aren’t evil, they provoked us but ultimately were defending themselves.

[@hannahjouy8644]

Crash course is awesome! Not just for the facts but also John Green's quickie commentaries on perceptions of history. Witty and true.

[@josephtillson7481]

Should have another one

[@jabobabo6162]

Joey Tillson you did Bush was the leader, it also was about raiding and stealing

[@MrRamazanLale2]

To lose again

[@augustopinochet7587]

MrRamazanLale2 you act like we lost the first couple, and they did achieve their general purpose

[@zakariahistory9640]

Trump salt mining Inc. all European state not Christiane just dream the jihads is one we say and we do

[@augustopinochet7587]

Zakaria Aigel European countries are secular because of the enlightenment m, which still haven't arrived in shithole Muslim countries

[@herenow2184]

These videos are very well done!

[@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys]

Love your lessons but I'm glad they are on You Tube as your super fast intelligent mind stays way ahead of this old man so all I do is watch them over again and finally get the gist of what you are trying to tell us. I am very interested to learn anything I can about The Knights Templar and your depictions seem to show them in their armour with the big red cross but you never once mentioned their name so maybe some time you could do a whole lesson on The Templar?? Thanks for the lessons~!!

[@EndlarStudios]

Templars were willing to sacrifice their rights of going to heaven by protecting their kingdom

[@EndlarStudios]

+Cancerous tumor gg

[@OfficialMirzaa]

Ahahaha there in hell getting raped because they were following satnic chrisianty

[@EndlarStudios]

+Cancerous tumor who is the question directed to?

[@reesfreeman]

Endlar Filmations. They say there's no athiest in a foxhole... but imagine fighting with the belief you were sacrificing your right to an existent heaven because it was the right thing to do? :'(

[@Rockcroc2000Rm1wE3erWmNfkL]

I hope they made it to heaven, though.

[@100mythfreak]

I've been rewatching John Green's Crash Course World History, and I noticed some of the the early episodes (including this one) do not have lists of recommended reading on the subjects. He addressed this in Season 2, but I hope he revisits his old videos and just put his list of sources and books in the description box.

[@adindasadiah3834]

this video really help me understanding ummayad and abbasid dynasty for my test

[@helenalaterzabarbosa9956]

Hey there! Awesome videos. I'm not sure if you already do it, but could you give the bibliographical references? I'd love to read more about the subjects here, and know where they came from. Thanks!

[@GirthyBigMac]

Excellent explanation, I'm studying the crusades and this was a very good general synopsis. Good to see anyone that reads a book can actually see that the crusades are completely contrary to the public opinion.

[@saintcelab3451]

"Me from the past", wow he really was a militant atheist back then.

[@flatballhehexd]

好棒的講解！ 謝謝你

[@ashfraise]

*"As usual, you're wrong"* Didn't come here to be attacked like that

[@davidrust3169]

Fascinating stuff! I think I've found another channel on KZbin to obsessively devour...

[@kselogcob666]

Dude I gotta say, you are awesome. You are actually unbiased and aren't a dismissive atheist or a scripture spewing god-botherer. Maybe saying ''I don't know'' gives the universe the respect it deserves. God bless you.

[@lumam1562]

Muitooo obrigada pela legenda português (BR)

[@carlmaher6667]

"Tax" = Protection racket.

[@BearingOcean]

Thank you Crash Course. You have made history an absolute thrill and pleasure to learn about. You help a lot of people open their eyes to history in a lot of different points of view. Sincerely thanks. DFTBA

[@TheFireflyGrave]

The 4th crusade sounds like the plot of a Monty Python movie.

[@brettkeeler8822]

All I could focus on was your hair and then the puff-o-meter came on screen. I’m glad I’m not the only one who thought your hair was amazing!

[@alexanderstankov459]

I read my crusades lessons when I was in 9th grade, somehow memorized them and I had to write an essay as a test. Got an A+, it was word for word like my schoolbook.n

[@simonstott6571]

Excuse me, I'm extremely disappointed. There was no Mongols in this episode of Crash Course World History. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I'm almost 99% positive, that there was no Mongol joke. Other than that, this was an awesome episode of Crash Course World History. I would just like to thank you for doing this, because every time I watch one of your videos, I believe my brain expands slightly. Also, nice hair.

[@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin]

+Simon Stott The mongols actually did fight an army that was going on a crusade (i think they were georgians?), and they devastated it utterly. It's from one dan carlin's wrath of khan episodes.

[@archerypeacegirl]

THUMPS UP IF YOU GOT THE APWH EXAM TOMORROW! IM PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU, IM PRAYING FOR US.

[@tikiman48]

+archerypeacegirl gl on the test, I'm not at all excited lol

[@archerypeacegirl]

+tikiman48 yep same. definitely weren't the greatest four hours of my life.....

[@alexandersullivan4313]

7 years later and we still haven't put a man on Mars.

[@atlegin]

Thank You CrashCourse!!!!! You help me a looooottt in my history test!!!!! THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!

[@PIEmeep]

Was Scott in the Pilgrimage.

[@attercops]

yeah. he was a real... sexbomb.

[@PIEmeep]

(ayyy,someone got the refrence)

[@attercops]

+luka peric is good reference comrade kinda sharp... like knives :v

[@PIEmeep]

Daniel Frederick This refrence smells like ...flowers

[@janesorber783]

John Green always makes me laugh, while teaching me at the same time!

[@sentient.t-5522]

5:50 Alaska mosque? Man, Islam really was widespread then

[@masyaf897]

Loooool

[@zanesmith8213]

Very good analysis! Well-rounded & not at all Ideologically distorted

[@lilyyau9831]

Who else is WHAP cramming before the test Thursday? D:

[@minimooster7258]

How did that go?

[@archvermin]

The Fourth Crusad: -We couldn't pay for the boats so we're stranded and broke -We tried to attack a Christian city so we're excommuniated, stranded, and broke -We got employed by the soon-to-be dethroned Alexius and ended up unemplyoed, excommunicated, stranded, and still broke. -Screw Constantinople! Pillage time! I know it's terrible, but I can't stop laughing when it's put this way

[@swancman]

Laugh away. The Fourth Crusade was a ridiculous waste of time.

[@jamesstewy4610]

The sack of constantinople was a retaliation for the Massacre of the Latins (Venetians) which happened a few years earlier in Constantinople. Venetians may have been planning for this all along.

[@smatlomgaming7688]

0:01 Welcome to Crash... **Proceeds to crash into board**

[@hiiwantsex9281]

Thank you for the video, your points were very useful for my exams

[@ibrahimfazili3854]

That Iron Throne though

[@HubPie3]

Man, my AP test is on Thursday, I only have 3 days to cram, and I have more tests this week. ... Challenge accepted.

[@IanRiley915]

Hey Mr. Green. Thank you for another video. I know that this video happened 6 years ago, but I'm hoping that you'll have time to respond to this. I was wondering where you get your information from? This is not a call out. But I think it's important to know in case viewers like myself want to do more reading. There's a lot you can't cover in just 15 minutes.

[@sebastianbasic252]

Where are those drawings from? They're awesome!

[@jmintheam8429]

History as an exercise in empathy. Thank you.

[@poponachtschnecke]

I'm confused by the conclusion...the Crusades sounded sort of like the American campaigns of this century.

[@willam1992]

yep that about sums it up

[@axie7663]

Basically. My history teacher introduced the crusades as America declaring war on Iran after 9/11 even though they had nothing to do with Al-Qaeda

[@1778903]

axie7 you mean Iraq not Iran

[@TomiOdukoya]

We'll technically they gave asylum to a criminal of the US.

[@nathanh2664]

I use his videos in my history class.