Middle Ages Crossword

2. An armed, mounted soldier of the feudal system who gave military service to a lord in exchange for land.
3. The code by which knights pledged to live. It involved honor, being courageous, and protecting the weak.
6. A person who receives land and protection from a feudal lord in return for loyalty to that lord.
8. People who are sent out to teach their religion.
10. The property granted by a lord to his vassal in exchange for the vassal's military service.
12. Men who owned extravagant homes and estates in the country.
14. A document forced upon King John of England that protected the rights of nobles and lords and limited the monarch's power.
15. 10% of annual income that people paid as a tax for the support of the church and clergy.

1. King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor.
4. The body of all people ordained for religious duties, especially in the Christian Church.
5. An association of craftsmen that focused on a specific trade or craft such as making shoes or weaving cloth.
7. A member of the lowest feudal class, bound to the land and whoever owned the land.
8. The period in European history between the collapse of Roman Empire and the period of the Renaissance; this period lasted from about 500-1500 A.D.
9. A social system that existed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people worked and fought for nobles who gave them protection and the use of land in return.
11. A religious area where monks lived.
13. Communities consisting of a castle, estate, and peasant village owned by a feudal lord.