Medieval Europe Vocabulary
Across
- 2. vertical line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
- 5. half of Earth
- 7. a person who receives land from a ruler and promises to fight for the ruler
- 8. physical feature or body of water on Earth's surface
- 11. a large countryside house and the surrounding land
- 12. religions that worship one God
- 13. a group of craftspeople who control a certain craft
- 16. a person who has power who controls land given to them by the king
- 17. a tool on a map that shows the cardinal directions
- 19. the ability to read and write
- 22. north, south, east, and west
- 23. long-term trends in weather
- 24. the people in a Christian church who carried out religious duties
Down
- 1. a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services
- 3. a plot of land received in exchanged for loyalty
- 4. a person living on an estate who is required to work for a lord on a manor
- 6. a horizontal line that runs through the center of Earth
- 8. horizontal lines that measure distances north and south of the equator
- 9. a soldier who serves a ruler
- 10. having the power of self-government
- 14. vertical lines that measure distances east and west of the prime meridian
- 15. religions that worship more than one god
- 18. an area of land or property
- 20. the upper or noble class
- 21. a social structure in which the oldest male ruled the family