4th Grade: Chapter 6,7,8,9: A Feudal Society, To the Manor Born, Life in a Castle, Days of a Knight

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Across
  1. 3. metal outer covering worn to protect the body in battle.
  2. 5. an area of land or property
  3. 6. a person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight for the ruler.
  4. 8. a person who writes and performs poetry set to music.
  5. 10. a handwoven wall hanging that may depict people and/or a scene.
  6. 12. relating to the Middle Ages in Europe.
  7. 15. a battle strategy in which enemy soldiers surround a building or place so that those under attack cannot receive supplies, blockade.
  8. 18. a tournament in which two opponents on horseback fight with lances.
  9. 19. the activity of fighting a war.
  10. 20. hole dug into the ground to get water.
  11. 21. a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler.
  12. 22. a series of contents among more than two people competing for an overall prize.
Down
  1. 1. a fort, a place that has been built to be strong enough to provide protection.
  2. 2. powerful families that held land (fiefs) and had titles
  3. 4. a large country house and its surrounding land
  4. 6. a group of houses and buildings, smaller than a town, in a rural area.
  5. 7. a long weapon with a pointed metal tip, used by horsemen when charging an opponent.
  6. 9. a plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler.
  7. 11. needing no help from others to live or survive.
  8. 13. of Chivalry a set of rules of behavior for knights.
  9. 14. a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor
  10. 16. a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services.
  11. 17. a person with power and influence who controls land given to him by a king.
  12. 23. something that provides what is needed to grow and live.