CBMS The Crusades

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Across
  1. 2. This institution was the center of life in medieval western Europe.
  2. 5. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. 8. Deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ (the saving of one's soul).
  4. 11. someone who journeys to a sacred place as an act of religious devotion
  5. 12. A religiously sanctioned conflict fought for religious purposes or to protect religious beliefs or sacred places.
  6. 14. He delivered a rousing speech summoning rich and poor alike to stop their in-fighting and embark on a righteous war to help their fellow Christians in the East and take back Jerusalem.
  7. 15. A medieval social and economic structure based on land ownership and loyalty, which played a role in the recruitment of Crusaders.
  8. 16. A religion where Allah is seen as the one true God, and Muhammad as his messenger.
  9. 19. A term used during the Crusades to describe Muslims, particularly those from the Middle East.
  10. 20. A mounted and armored soldier, often associated with chivalry, who played a prominent role in the Crusades.
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  1. 1. A monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior.
  2. 3. A military tactic in which an army surrounds a city, fortress, or town to cut off supplies and force surrender.
  3. 4. This empire requested assistance from Pope Urban II to help retake the Holy Land from the Muslims.
  4. 6. A journey to a sacred place or shrine for religious reasons, often undertaken as an act of devotion.
  5. 7. City in the Middle East that is holy to Christians, Jews, and Muslims and was a major objective of the Crusaders.
  6. 9. a set of spiritual beliefs, values, and practices
  7. 10. the area between Egypt and Syria that was the ancient homeland of Jews and the place where Jesus Christ had lived; also called Palestine
  8. 13. a series of religious wars launched by European Christians to reclaim Jerusalem and other holy sites from Muslims
  9. 17. A believer in or follower of Islam.
  10. 18. Christian belief was so widespread during the High Middle Ages that historians sometimes call the Middle Ages the “Age of _______ .”