Medieval Europe Vocab Crossword

2. land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
5. a ruler or powerful landholder. Nobles and Kings were part of this social class.
6. qualities such as bravery, loyalty, honesty and fair treatment of the weak, idealized by knights in medieval times.
10. the most important leader of the Franks who focused on developing culture within empire and unified all Christian lands in Europe under his empire.
12. a large estate, including farmland and villages, held by a lord.
13. peasants at the bottom of the feudal system who were not free to leave the lord’s land.
14. king or queen of the kingdom who had a “divine right” to rule.
15. a person who receives land and protection from a feudal lord in exchange for loyalty to the lord.

1. armed warriors who fought on behalf of their lords to protect them.
3. place in which a community of monks live.
4. a political and economic system in which large landholders gave protection to people in return for service.
7. public honor, allegiance, and respect to a lord shown by a vassal.
8. of Fealty, a feudal oath of loyalty sworn to a lord in exchange for an award of land.
9. people who worked the land in the Feudal System (farmers).
10. the body of people, such as priests, who perform the sacred functions of a church.
11. System, An economic, political, and social system based upon the working relationship between the landlord and the peasants.