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Q2 Crusades Vocab
The Crusades
Term | Definition |
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Crusades | a medieval military expedition, one of a series made by Europeans to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries |
Pope | the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church |
Excommunicate | to cast out from the Church |
Holy Land | the region on the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea including the city of Jerusalem, an important city for Jews, Christians and Muslims. |
King Richard | English king who stayed in the Holy Land during the Third Crusade to fight Muslim forces |
Pilgrimage | The pope who encouraged Christians all over Europe to retake the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks |
Pope Urban II: | The pope who encouraged Christians all over Europe to retake the Holy Land from the Muslim Turks |
Saladin | leader of the Muslim forces during the Third Crusade; main opponent of King Richard |
Kings | As popes tried to increase their power, they came into conflict with______. |
Feudalism | a system of government where land is controlled by nobles who pledge an allegiance to a King or Queen. |
Decentralized | Under feudalism, power was left in the hands of local nobles instead of one central, controlling government. |
Roman Catholic Church | people turned to this for religious purposes but also for education, medical care and for cultural improvements. Gained followers during Middle Ages. |
Authority | power, right to rule |