Rise of the Turks
Vocab
The Seljuks and the Crusaders
100
What year did the Abbasids lose some regions of Persia?
809
100
One of the first migrating Turkish groups
Seljuks
100
Saladin and his Western opponent ______ of England signed a truce.
King Richard I
200
What year did Spain break away from the Abbasids?
756
200
Prime minister in a Muslim Kingdom or empire
Vizier
200
Because of the death of _____, the Seljuk Empire disintegrated into a loose connection of minor kingdoms.
Malik Shah
400
True or False? The Abbasids used slaves.
True
400
Most famous Seljuk sultan
Malik Shah
400
Pope Urban II launched the First Crusade in ____.
1095
500
True or False? Even though the Abbasids were powerful, it was hard to control their empire.
True
500
Battle where Turkish forces crushed the Byzantine defenders
Battle of Mazikeit
500
In 1099, the Crusaders captured ____.
Jerusalem
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