Dark Ages Review Crossword
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- 2. A self-sustaining community ruled by a lord under a feudal system; driver of feudal agrarian economy
- 4. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
- 5. land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
- 8. Battle won by William the Conqueror in 1066 AD for control of England
- 10. A system of a government where a king attempts to control the lands of the realm through agreements with vassal lords.
- 13. Frankish Duke of Normandy who invaded England, brought feudalism there, and became its first King in 1066AD
- 14. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
- 15. A peasant who exchanged thier labor for a lord's protection and could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked
- 16. A noble who pledges military service to a lord in exchange for land under a feudal system.
- 19. A place where a community of monks live; Catholic monasteries provided community services during the medieval period in Europe
- 20. Catholic missionary famous for converting Ireland to Christianity
- 21. A tribe of Germanic barbarians who converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, and established a large, stable kingdom in Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
- 23. the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
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- 1. Battle won by Frankish general Charles Martel which stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe
- 3. Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion.
- 6. A mounted professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe who served a feudal lord
- 7. Nomadic horsemen from Asia who attacked settlements in Western Europe from the East.
- 9. A Frankish general who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe after winning the Battle of Tours.
- 11. the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
- 12. A Frankish king who converted to Christianity along with his people.
- 17. A member of the nobility who rules a portion of land in a feudal system
- 18. Norse barbarians who attacked the people of western Europe during the dark ages by sea
- 22. person trained to write or copy documents by hand