Middle Ages Vocabulary

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Across
  1. 4. A period that began in Western Europe after the fall of Rome and lasted from 500 AD to about 1500 AD
  2. 9. A medieval organization of crafts workers or trades people
  3. 10. Germanic people who lived and held power in Gaul/united all kingdoms in France. Their leader was Clovis and he would later bring Christianity to the region
  4. 13. Split that occurred in the Catholic Church with two Popes, one in Avignon, France and the other in Rome, Italy
  5. 17. A knight who promised to support & to be loyal to a lord in exchange for land
  6. 18. metal or leather loops that hang from a saddle and hold a rider's feet. enabled the rider to stand and fight while riding. invented by Indians
  7. 20. A poet or musician who traveled around and entertained people with songs about chivalry and courtly love
  8. 21. Series of campaigns over control of the throne of France
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  1. 1. System of agriculture that allowed for the increase in production of food in Europe during the Middle Ages. They divided land into three and left one third unplanted so as not to overwork the soil
  2. 2. city in France that was home of the popes for 67 years
  3. 3. A long effort by the Spanish to drive the Muslims (Moors) out of Spain
  4. 5. Workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
  5. 6. Also called the Black Death was a deadly disease that spread through Europe and killed one out of every three people
  6. 7. The code of honorable behavior for medieval knights. High standards of conduct and loyalty; must be kind to poor. Public shame if you did not follow code
  7. 8. Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities. They spent their time in prayer, work and meditation
  8. 11. Warrios who fought on horseback in exchange for land
  9. 12. Second major battle in the Hundred Year's War
  10. 14. A community of monks, these were built all over Europe in the Middle Ages
  11. 15. Concerned with worldly/political rather than spiritual/religious matters. Popes in Middle ages became this
  12. 16. those who hold to a belief opposed to the established teachings of a church
  13. 19. The property or fee granted to a vassal for his maintenance by his lord in return for service