Medieval Europe Test Vocab Crossword

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  1. 2. A code of conduct associated with medieval knighthood, emphasizing qualities such as bravery, honor, loyalty, courtesy, and respect for women and the weak.
  2. 3. A lord in medieval Europe was a nobleman or ruler who held land, power, and authority, often over a fief or region, and had vassals under his command.
  3. 6. A person who held land under a feudal contract, owing service and loyalty to a lord in exchange for land or protection.
  4. 8. The pope is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
  5. 9. The sacred text of Christianity
  6. 11. intense pride of one’s nation
  7. 12. a mounted and armored soldier in medieval Europe.
  8. 13. A young boy, often of noble birth, serving as an attendant to a knight or lord in the early stages of training to become a knight.
  9. 14. a fortified structure built in the medieval period, typically by nobility or royalty, designed for defense and residential purposes.
  10. 17. a type of peasant in medieval Europe who was legally bound to the land he worked on and owed service to a lord, unlike free peasants.
  11. 18. A battle where William the Conqueror of Normandy defeated King Harold II of England, leading to the Norman conquest of England.
  12. 20. A piece of land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for military service or other obligations during the feudal system.
  13. 22. a medieval social, economic, and political system in which land was exchanged for military service and loyalty.
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  1. 1. also known as Charles the Great, was the King of the Franks and later the Holy Roman Emperor in the 9th century
  2. 4. A French heroine and martyr during the Hundred Years' War.
  3. 5. Seafaring Norse people from Scandinavia known for their raids, exploration, and settlements across Europe and beyond.
  4. 7. A young man, often a teenager, serving as an assistant to a knight, performing duties such as caring for the knight’s armor and horse, while also training to become a knight himself.
  5. 10. the supreme ruler of a country or territory.
  6. 13. a low-ranking farmer in medieval society, often living in rural areas and bound by obligations to a lord under the feudal system.
  7. 15. a minority and the subject of persecution, notably in medieval Europe.
  8. 16. A large, Christian church and often grand in architecture.
  9. 19. Associations of craftsmen or merchants in medieval Europe.
  10. 21. a significant English victory during the Hundred Years' War where the English defeated the French army using longbowmen, a key turning point in medieval warfare.