Lesson 2 Flashcards
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Define Crusade.
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A series of military expeditions from Christian Europe to Palestine between the 11th and 13th centuries.
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Define Seljuk Turk.
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A member of a Turkish people that controlled central and Western Asia from the 11th to the 13th century.
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Define Saladin.
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A military leader who united Muslims to fight the Christians in Palestine during the 12th century a.d.
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Define Reconquista.
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The series of campaigns; ending in a.d. 1492, by which Christian armies drove Muslim rulers out of Spain.
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Define inquisition.
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A court established by the Roman Catholic Church in a.d. 1542 to investigate people who may have strayed from the Roman Catholic faith and to strength the power of the Church.
