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The Crusades
Term | Definition |
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crusades | a series of religious wars launched against Muslims by European Christians |
Holy Land | the area between Egypt and Syria that was the ancient homeland of Jews and the place where Jesus Christ had lived; also called Palestine |
Jerusalem | the sacred city for Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
sultan | the sovereign ruler of a Muslim state |
Anatolia | a large peninsula at the western edge of Asia; also called Asia Minor |
Richard the Lionheart | led the Third Crusade to try to regain Christian control of Jerusalem |
expulsion | removal by force |
Salah al-Din | Muslim leaders during the Third Crusade |
synagogues | a Jewish house of worship |
anti-Semitism | prejudice toward Jews |
segregation | the forced separation of one group from the rest of a community |