Crusades Flashcards
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. crusade
A. Any shape resembling the curved shape of the moon in its first or last quarters
2. franks
B. A long pointed rod used as a tool or weapon
3. pope
C. A protective covering or structure
4. knights
D. A commitment to tell the truth
5. chivalry
E. Originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry (plural)
6. tripoli
F. Weapon with a long sharp blade
7. pilgrim
G. The capital and chief port and largest city of Libya
8. turks
H. The largest city and former capital of Turkey
9. religion
I. A native or inhabitant of ___ (plural)
10. christian
J. System of faith and worship
11. oath
K. Symbol of Christianity made of two crossing lines
12. acre
L. Someone who journeys in foreign lands
13. muslim
M. A religious person who believes Jesus is the ___ and who is a member of a ___ denomination
14. castle
N. A series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end
15. jew
O. Large fortified home of a king or queen
16. siege
P. The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing
17. jerusalem
Q. A unit of area used in English-speaking countries
18. shield
R. A believer in or follower of Islam
19. constantinople
S. Holy city in Israel
20. cross
T. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
21. sword
U. The medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct
22. crescent
V. A person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob and connected by cultural
23. spear
W. A member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th (plural)