Middle Ages Crossword Puzzle

1. a man who devoted his life to the Catholic Church and lived in a monastery
3. Plague a deadly disease, also called the Black Death
7. person who was forced to sign the Magna Carta
9. Document that listed the rights that English people should have, including trial by jury
10. Ages the time period of 500-1500 CE
11. a person who lived and worked on land belonging to a lord, but had no rights
13. political and social system based on the agreement between a lord, vassal, knights, and serfs
14. people given priestly authority by the church
16. military expeditions from Christian Europe to reclaim the Holy Land in Jerusalem
17. a warrior who provided military protection to nobles or lords in return for land

1. the center portion of a noble’s land including the buildings and castle
2. the second stage of knighthood
4. a knight’s code of honor to protect women, the weak, & defend the Catholic Church
5. a series of battles between England and France
6. the first stage of knighthood
8. a women who was knighted and led the French to a victory in the Hundred Years War
10. place where monks and nuns practiced life of prayer and worship
12. famous Muslim leader who defeated the Crusaders at Jerusalem
15. a powerful noble who owned land