Early Medieval Europe Review Crossword

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  1. 2. land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
  2. 3. Catholic missionary famous for converting Ireland to Christianity
  3. 5. A member of the nobility who rules a portion of land in a feudal system
  4. 9. Battle won by Frankish general Charles Martel which stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe
  5. 12. A Frankish general who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe after winning the Battle of Tours.
  6. 15. Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion.
  7. 17. A low level feudal lord; ruler of a barony
  8. 18. the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
  9. 20. the version of early Christianity which originated in the Roman Empire and spread to Western Europe
  10. 21. A system of a government where a king attempts to control the lands of the realm through agreements with vassal lords.
  11. 22. Norse barbarians who attacked the people of western Europe during the dark ages by sea
  12. 23. A tribe of Germanic barbarians who converted to Nicene Christianity, developed feudalism, and established a large, stable kingdom in Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
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  1. 1. the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
  2. 4. A mid-level feudal lord; ruler of a county
  3. 6. The highest ranking feudal lord; ruler of a duchy
  4. 7. A self-sustaining community ruled by a lord under a feudal system; driver of feudal agrarian economy
  5. 8. people that belonged to the aristocracy in a feudal system; included the king, lords, and knights
  6. 10. A peasant who exchanged their labor for a lord's protection and could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked
  7. 11. A noble who pledges military service to a lord in exchange for land under a feudal system.
  8. 12. the Frankish dynasty which included Charles Martel and Charles the Great
  9. 13. A place where a community of monks live; Catholic monasteries provided community services during the medieval period in Europe
  10. 14. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
  11. 16. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
  12. 18. A Frankish king who converted to Christianity along with his people.
  13. 19. A mounted professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe who served a feudal lord
  14. 24. The highest rank in a feudal system; ruler of a kingdom