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