Dark Ages Crossword
Across
- 2. a professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe
- 4. Roman Catholic institutions that provided basic services such as food and medical care to Christian communities
- 5. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
- 7. The Holy Roman Empire eventually became two seperate kingdoms: Germany & ___.
- 10. a self-sustaining community controlled by a lord or knight in the feudal system
- 11. Sent by the Pope to convert barbarians in Western Europe to Christianity
- 15. The medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.
- 16. Lord who invaded England and became its first King
- 18. A powerful barbarian tribe which converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe, and established the Holy Roman Empire.
Down
- 1. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
- 3. Battle won by William the Conqueror in 1066 AD
- 5. the type of government used by most feudal societies
- 6. A peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked.
- 8. The body of people such as priests who perform the sacred functions of a church.
- 9. Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
- 12. The concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking.
- 13. The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanges loyalty and labor for a lord’s protection.
- 14. Raiders from the north who attacked settlements in Western Europe by sea
- 15. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
- 17. Nomadic horsement from the east who attacked settlements in Western Europe