Crusades - Classroom | Words to Know

The name of the deity in the Islamic faith.

The eastern half of the Roman Empire, whose capital was Byzantium, renamed Constantinople.

Any successors to Muhammad, the founder of Islam, and the spiritual and earthly leader of Islam.

The office of a caliph or the territory ruled by a caliph.

A large sling used to hurl firebombs and anything else that could cause harm over the walls of a fortified castle or city.

A sect, or subgroup, of Christians that...