THE CRUSADES!!

2. A word used for someone who doesn't believe in the religion of the group using the term, often used by Crusaders about Muslims.
4. Religious wars between Christians nand Muslims over control of special holy places.
5. Formerly enslaved soldiers who later held power, especially in Egypt, and fought the Crusaders.
6. A Muslim term for a holy war or effort against enemies of Islam.
7. Muslim leader who took back Jerusalem from the Crusaders.
11. Members of a group that cared for sick and poor travelers and also fought in wars.
13. The area of the Middle East important to Christianity that Crusaders tried to capture.
14. A religious trip, often to a holy place like Jerusalem
15. A soldier on horseback who wore armor and fought in battles.

1. The King of England who fought in the Crusades against Saladin.
3. A major city and capital of the Byzantine Empire, overpowered by Crusaders in one of the wars.
8. A sacred city fought over during the Crusades.
9. When an army surrounds a city or castle to try and take it over.
10. A name used to describe Muslims during the time of the Crusades.
12. Connected to the Eastern Roman Empire, which was part of the cause for the Crusades.
13. Any belief that goes against official church teachings.