The Remaking of the Medieval World, 1204
The Fourth Crusade
John J. Giebfried
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Imprint: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 06/2021
Pages: 112
Subject: History
Print ISBN: 9781469664118
eBook ISBN: 9781469664125
DESCRIPTION
The Remaking of the Medieval World, 1204 allows students to understand and experience one of the greatest medieval atrocities, the sack of the Constantinople by a crusader army, and the subsequent reshaping of the Byzantine Empire. The game includes debates on issues such as "just war" and the nature of crusading, feudalism, trade rights, and the relationship between secular and religious authority. It likewise explores the theological issues at the heart of the East-West Schism and the development of constitutional states in the era of Magna Carta. The game also includes a model siege and sack of Constantinople where individual students' actions shape the fate of the crusade for everyone.
