The Crusades Evolution of the term and concept

Abstract

The Crusades is a modern term that has filled the books of history and Arab thought since the end of the nineteenth century AD. Rather, it is almost the only term that most researchers agree on using in Crusader studies and the relations of the East with the West, while other terms that were popular in the past are rarely used. Therefore, these terms must be clarified and why they were called the European invasion. Western on the Arab region in the late fifth century - the end of the seventh century AH / the end of the eleventh century - the end of the thirteenth century AD. The most important of them: