Medieval Key Words

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Across
  1. 2. King of the Franks, brilliant warrior, a strong leader
  2. 3. From the Latin word for “middle age”
  3. 5. Communities of monks
  4. 8. French noble who defeated England, brought feudalism to Britain
  5. 9. Land mass that includes Europe and Asia
  6. 10. Workers tied to the land on which they lived
  7. 11. Italian monk who created a set of rules for monks to follow
  8. 14. Period that lasted from 500 to 1500
  9. 15. Promised to support a lord in exchange for land
  10. 16. Warriors who fought on horseback
Down
  1. 1. Ruled Aquitaine, was queen of France and later England
  2. 3. Large estate owned by a knight or lord
  3. 4. Christian saint, converted people of Ireland to Christianity
  4. 6. Religious men who lived apart from society
  5. 7. Shape and elevation of land in a region
  6. 12. Code of honorable behavior for knights
  7. 13. Governed the relationship between lords and vassals