Middle Ages Vocab
Across
- 2. The fortified tower in a castle
- 3. The group of people who migrated from modern day Germany into modern day France
- 4. A man who was given control over a piece of land from the king
- 6. Someone who swore loyalty and service to a superior lord or monarch (king)
- 9. Wars between Christians of Europe and Muslims in the Middle East over control of “the Holy Land”, modern day Jerusalem
- 10. A trained worker who is employed by someone
- 12. A fortified structure used to demonstrate wealth and power, as well as provide protection
- 13. An infectious bacteria that spread through fleas found on rats
- 14. A large estate (property, land) given to a lord by the King
- 15. The ruler of the feudal system and all of the people in it
- 17. Someone who makes it a mission to spread their belief or religion
- 18. A group of people who all practice the same craft/job
- 19. Someone who is learning or training to do a job
- 20. A deep ditch surrounding a castle, usually filled with water
Down
- 1. A political and social system where small communities were formed around the local lord and manor
- 4. The leaders of Christian priests
- 5. The poorest of the peasant class. On the manor, they were unfree laborers.
- 7. Men who owned the manor that knights and peasants lived on
- 8. The land ruled by high ranking nobles (the rich) and Barons
- 9. King of the Franks (768-814), king of Lombards (774-814), and first emperor of what was later called the Holy Roman Empire
- 11. An older boy (14) in training to be a knight
- 12. A code of honor that emphasized bravery, loyalty, and generosity for Knights
- 15. Gentleman-soldiers who were usually born wealthy (rich)
- 16. A young boy (7) in training to be a knight
- 20. A place where monks (religious followers) live and work