ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Saracen

A saracen is a word that was used a long, long time ago. It was used to describe people who lived in a certain part of the world called the Middle East. The Middle East is a place where many different countries with different cultures and religions are located.

Back then, some people thought that saracens were very different from them. They looked different, they prayed differently, and they had different customs. Because of these differences, some people were afraid of saracens or didn't like them.

Today, we don't really use the word saracen anymore because we know that it's not nice to label people based on where they come from or what they believe in. We should always be kind and respectful to everyone, no matter how different they may seem.