Definitions Of Crusades Terms

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INFIDEL

Name

given by Christians to people who did not believe in the Christian Church

SELJUKS

A group

of people who moved down from southern Russia into Turkey and defeated the

Eastern Christians

THE

HOLY LAND

The

name given by Christians to the area in Palestine where Jesus was born and

lived, with Jerusalem as its capital

THE

CRUSADES

A

series of battles fought between Muslims and Christians for the control of

the Holy Land - between 1095 - 1250

KNIGHTS

TEMPLARS

Members

of a military order founded by the crusaders

HERMIT

A

religious person who lived completely alone in order to be free from

distractions and be closer to God

SARACENS

A name

given to Muslims by Christians during the Crusades

FRANKS

The

general name given by Muslims to Crusaders, whatever their country of origin

DEFINITIONS