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Medieval Europe -
The Crusades
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Pope Urban II | Called people to join a Crusade to liberate Jerusalem from the Muslim control. |
| Saladin | Muslim ruler who declared war against Christians. Under his command Muslims recaptured Jerusalem in 1187 |
| Clergy | Official religious people (e.g. people who work for the church) |
| liberate | to free a person or a group of people |
| Muslims | People who follow the religion of Islam |
| Islam | The religion founded by Muhammad |
| Crusades | A series of wars between Christians and Muslims for the control of the Holy Land |
| Holy Land | Important religious area for Christians, Jews, and Muslims. Includes Jerusalem and present day Israel and Palestine. |
| Jerusalem | An important city for Muslims, Christians and Jews. The site of Muhammad's night journey and the death and resurrection of Jesus. |
| anti-Semitism | something done against Jewish people |
| infidel | One who rejects religion. Used by Christians to describe Muslims during the Crusades. |
| Seljuk Turks | A powerful group of Muslims that controlled Jerusalem at the time of the first Crusade. |
| Inquisition | Fights against people who did not believe in Christianity |
| heresy | a big change from the way of thinking about a religion |
| segregation | the separation of people into different groups often with different privileges. |