Middle Ages

2. A surname
4. the title, rank, or status of a knight.
6. The methods of training and standards of behavior for knights in the Middle Ages.
10. A member of a powerful military caste in feudal Japan, especially a member of the class of military retainers of the daimyos.
11. Time of medieval Europe from 500ce-1500ce
12. One of the most devastating pandemics in human history, resulting in the deaths of an estimated 75 to 200 million people and peaking in Europe in the years 1346–53.
13. A government in which power is in the hands of a single person
14. Land. Term used in continental Europe. A holding of land or land held through a special grant; normally by an Earl

1. An armored warrior who fought on horseback
3. The distinctive heraldic bearings or shield of a person, family, corporation, or country.
5. A female who dedicates her life to God; avoids the things of the world
7. The ranking of people in the middle ages
8. A private stronghold also used as an occasional residence by the owner. Often, the castle would be occupied by a garrison and the owner would live in more comfort elsewhere.
9. Business associations that dominated medieval towns; they passed laws, levied taxes, built protective walls for the city, etc. Each guild represented workers in one occupation such as weavers, bakers, brewers, sword makers, etc.