Middle Ages Review

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Across
  1. 4. Things people could do to reach heaven according to the Catholic Church
  2. 7. one of the lowest groups in the feudal system, worked the land for knights and lords, but were not bound to the land
  3. 8. a standard of conduct that governed how knights were to act
  4. 9. piece of land
  5. 10. during the Middle Ages, the more land you had, the more ____________________ you were
  6. 12. Latin for the "middle"
  7. 14. fortified homes built by Lords to protect them from attack
  8. 15. Holy City for three religious groups that was fought over during the Crusades
  9. 17. pledged their loyalty to lords in exchange for land, it was also their job to protect the land
  10. 19. top of the Catholic Church hierarchy
  11. 20. this institution heavily influence society during the Middle Ages and provided many services to society including education and help for the poor
Down
  1. 1. time perido from the fall of Rome until around the year 1500 that is usually divided into three time periods
  2. 2. part of the feudal system, manors were self-sufficient producing all the goods they needed to survive
  3. 3. lower lord
  4. 5. religious wars between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land
  5. 6. legal system that governs the Roman Catholic Church
  6. 9. an economic, political, and social system where people exchanged their labor for land and protection
  7. 11. the lowest group in the feudal system and were bound to the land that they worked
  8. 13. given large pieces of land in exchange for loyalty to the king, and then divided this land among vassals and knights
  9. 14. bottom of the Catholic Church hierarchy
  10. 16. the first Holy Roman emperor and extended the Frankish empire
  11. 17. person at the top of the feudal system, holding the most power
  12. 18. during the Middle Ages, sometimes the __________________ was more powerful or influential than the King