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(DMS) Chapter 11
From the Crusades to New Muslim Empires
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Crusades | Religous wars launched by European Christians against Muslims in the Middle East |
| Holy Land | The land of Palestine, which is the ancient homeland of the Jews and the birthplace of Jesus |
| Jerusalem | A city in Palestine that is sacred to Jews, Christians, and Muslims |
| Palestine | The area of land between Egypt and Syria, known as the Holy Land to Christians |
| Christian | Someone whose faith is Christianity |
| Jew | Someone whose faith is Judaism |
| Muslim | Someone whose faith is Islam |
| King Richard I | The English King who led the Third Crusade in a failed attempt to recapture Jerusalem. He signed a treaty with Salah al-Din |
| Salah al-Din | The Muslim sultan (leader) who recaptured most of Palestine and also Jerusalem from the Crusaders |
| Pope Urban II | The Roman Catholic Pope who called on Christians to go on a crusade to win control of the Holy Land from the Seljuk Turks |
| point of view | different persectives |
| anti-Semitism | racism against Jews |
| segregation | A form of discrimination which different ethnic groups/races are separated |