Medieval Europe

1. - A leader in the church, the bishop was often the top church leader in a kingdom.
5. - An area of land given to a lord or baron by a king to rule.
8. - A ditch around a castle filled with water.
9. - The top ruler in a monarchy.
10. Plague, or The Black Death - A deadly disease that spread through much of Europe during the
13. – The symbols used by knights on their shield, banner, and armour.
14. Carta - A document forced upon King John of England by his barons.
16. - A knight in training, the squire would take care of the knight's armour and weapons.
17. Jerusalem.
20. - A ruler below the king in the feudal system, the baron ruled an area of land called a fief.
21. - Someone who pledges their allegiance to a lord.
22. – the Latin word for Middle Ages

2. - A peasant who worked the land for the local lord or Baron. The serf had few rights and was
3. better than a slave.
4. - The top ruler in a monarchy.
6. Ages.
7. - The code by which knights pledged to live.
8. - A religious area or group of buildings where monks lived.
11. - A young boy that acts as a servant for a knight while training to become a knight someday.
12. - The centre of life during the Middle Ages, the manor was the local lord's house or castle.
15. - A defensive fortification where a lord or king would live.
18. - Religious wars between the Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land,
19. System - A system of government where the king allotted land to his lords and barons.