Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 2. openings in castle walls used to drop objects on attackers
  2. 6. place where monks live and work
  3. 8. Town, busy place with markets shops and crowded streets
  4. 9. major river in Europe used for trade and travel
  5. 10. the Lionheart, brave king known for fighting in the Crusades
  6. 11. Hall, main room in a castle used for eating and gatherings
  7. 13. large fortified structure built for protection and defense
  8. 14. young boy who trains under a knight
  9. 16. decorated first letter in a manuscript often with gold and bright colors
  10. 19. first stage of training to become a knight
  11. 20. water-filled ditch around a castle used for protection
Down
  1. 1. people who worked the land in the feudal system
  2. 3. powerful king known as the Father of Europe
  3. 4. men who lived in monasteries and preserved knowledge by copying texts
  4. 5. system based on land and loyalty between different social classes
  5. 7. heavy gate that drops down to block a castle entrance
  6. 12. important river in Europe used for transportation and trade
  7. 15. of Aquitaine, powerful medieval queen with political influence
  8. 17. mountain range that separates regions in Europe
  9. 18. Death, deadly disease that spread across Europe killing many people