Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 2. Most powerful institution during the Middle Ages led by the pope
  2. 4. Military officers who were given large tracts of land
  3. 6. The time period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance
  4. 7. Land holding nobles that served as police and soldier
  5. 10. Period of Rebirth coming out of the Middle Ages
  6. 11. Decentralized government in which a weak monarchy makes agreements with regional leaders
  7. 12. One of the major Holy Cities that appears in most Holy Books
  8. 13. Name for large tracts of land given to Vassals by the King
Down
  1. 1. French King who conquered much of western Europe
  2. 3. Name given to the Bubonic Plague due to the dark blotches that appeared on the skin of victims
  3. 5. Poor farmer that agreed to work the land in exchange for protection
  4. 6. German priest that led the reformation movement
  5. 8. New device that revolutionized the printing of books
  6. 9. Series of military campaigns led by Christians to retake the Holy Lands