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The Crusades
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Crusades | A series of wars carried out by European Christians to gain control of the Holy Land from their Muslim rulers |
| Holy Land | Region that included Jerusalem and the area around it, considered holy by Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
| Pope Urban II | Roman Catholic pope from 1088 to 1099, he called on Christians to launch the first Crusade |
| Saladin | Muslim sultan hero, he campaigned to drive the Christians from the Holy Land. He stopped an army of crusaders under Richard the Lion-Hearted of England |
| Richard the Lion-Hearted | King of England from 1189 to 1199, he fought in the Holy Land against Saladin during the third Crusade. He eventually ceased fighting and returned to England |
| Hanseatic League | An organization of north-German cities and tons that organized and controlled trade throughout northern Europe from the 1200's through the 1400's |
| Credit | An arrangement by which a purchaser borrows money from a bank or other lender and agrees to pay it back over time |
| Guilds | Associations of people who worked the same craft or trade during the Middle Ages |
| Apprentice | A person who learns a skill under a master of the trade |
| Journeyman | A skilled worker who was paid wages by the master or a guild |
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