Middle Ages

3. A man who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty
5. A boy who attended to a knight before he became one himself
6. An epidemic of plague that occurred between 1347 and 1400
8. A feudal oath of loyalty sworn to a lord in exchange for an award of land
10. A building or buildings occupied by a community of monks living under religious vows
12. The head of the Roman Catholic Church
14. He was crowned Holy Roman Emporer by Pope Leo III
15. A man who owned a lot of land and granted vassals possession of some of it

1. The castle and estate (land) of a feudal lord
2. King John was forced to sign it. Because he signed it, he had to uphold people's rights, hold fair trials, and only collect taxes when the great council of nobles agreed to it
4. A system of political organization in which a vassal served a lord and received protection and land in return
7. A group of people organized or classified by rank and authority
9. A member of a religious community of men typically living under vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience
11. A peasant bound under the feudal system to work on their lord's estate
13. A group of religious Officials for a church