Medieval Names and Terms
Across
- 1. land given by a lord to a vassal in return for military, and other services
- 2. Ages Medieval Period
- 5. a high official of the Catholic Church who was appointed by the pope; a new leader was chosen by a meeting of ________
- 6. a well-to-do noble who owned an estate _____ usually lived in a castle
- 8. the act of removing a person from membership in the church because of wrongful things
- 11. qualities of a good knight such as bravery, politeness, respect for women and protection of the weak
- 15. a serious crime of the Middle Ages in which a person held beliefs that the church felt were wrong
- 16. a church official who oversaw the work of priests within hos district
- 17. class of rich people, nobles or lords
- 19. expeditions sent by the pope to capture the holy land from Muslim Turks
- 20. where the lord and his knights lived; usually built on a cliff or hilltop to make it easier to defend against attack
- 21. wandering minstrels who wrote poems that usually expressed love for a beautiful lady of noble birth
- 22. pieces of iron worn by a knight for protection in battle.
- 25. a noble who was given land by a lord in return for military service to the lord
- 27. holy man who travelled from place to place helping poor and needy while teaching the ways of God
- 28. building where monks lived
- 29. a large piece of land owned by a lord during the middle ages
- 30. a contest between two nights on horseback; armed with lances
- 31. clowns who appear before a lord and tried to make him laugh with humorous words and actions
Down
- 1. arrangement between lord, vassal, and serf for ownership of land and military service
- 2. a large piece of land owned by a lord (also estate)
- 3. Church ppl of the Middle ages believed it represented God's rules and teachings
- 4. a person who rules a country
- 7. singers and musicians who entertained lords during the Middle ages; played harps guitars and flutes
- 9. an official of the church, such as priest, bishop, or cardinal
- 10. a court set up by the Roman Catholic Church to investigate heresy and punish heretics
- 12. poor people who worked for lords during Middle Ages; worked long hours, poorly fed and clothed
- 13. head of the Roman Catholic Church
- 14. a man of honour who held a high military rank only men who were trained in warfare and who showed good personal qualities were chosen by lords
- 18. poor people who worked on manors; also called serfs
- 21. a contest or joust between 2 knights or 2 groups of knights
- 23. gave up all his property and dedicated his life to serving God
- 24. ages a period of several hundred years during the early Middle ages when fear and confusion spread among the ppl of Western Europe
- 26. a clergyman of the Christian Church