| A | B |
|---|
| Attila | King of the Huns |
| Charles Martel | Defeated the Muslims at the Battle of Tours ( Poitiers) |
| Charlemagne | Crowned Holy Roman Emperor by Pope Leo III |
| Muhammad | The Prophet of Islam |
| Mecca | The holiest city of Islam |
| Judaism | The religious beliefs, practices and way of life of the Jews |
| Christianity | All doctrines and religious groups based on the teaching of Jesus |
| Hegira | Flight of the prophet Muhammad from Mecca to Medina |
| Chansons de geste | Epic poems of medieval France written from the 11th century through the 13th century |
| Crusades | Wars to conquer the Holy Land from the Muslims |
| Abbasids | Arabic family who rose to power by massacring the ruling Umayyads. |
