- Crusaders الصليبيين: men who spread Christianity by war
- Capture: take over and control قبض على
- Empire: a large country and its colonies إمبراطورية
- Developed: grew متطور
- Center: in the middle of an area مركز
- Trade: buying and selling goods تجارة
- routes: a street that takes you to a place طرق التجارة
- control: to have power on someone or something سيطر عليه
- region: place (NOT RELIGION; BE careful) منطقة
- caravan: a group of traders and camels قافلة
- gold: a very expensive metal ذهب
- taxes: money that is given to the government ضريبة
- tribute: taxes (synonyms) الضرائب
- Treasury: the government’s money المالية
- Infidel: a person who does not believe in the same religion as others كافر