Feudalism
Across
- 3. A system of government in which land was exchanged for loyalty and services
- 7. A method of land ownership centered around a manor house
- 8. The land given to a vassal by a noble
- 10. When people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority.
- 11. The public ceremony where a vassal took an oath to serve a noble
- 12. Trained, armored warriors
Down
- 1. They received land from a noble in exchange for promising to fight for that noble:
- 2. A poor farmer
- 4. A wealthy and high-status individual, second only to the king
- 5. A type of peasant who could not leave the land where they worked
- 6. A king, queen, or emperor
- 9. A type of peasant who had independence and freedom of movement