The Feudal Pyramid vocabulary quiz #1

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Across
  1. 2. It was a piece of land controlled by a lord.
  2. 4. "The best land, called the _______ belonged to the lord..."
  3. 6. a nobleman was held prisoner, his vassals had to pay ______ to set him free.
  4. 9. A lord's estate did not practically need anything from other estates, it was self-________.
  5. 11. The king was, in theory, the greatest __________ of all.
  6. 12. Farming tool.
Down
  1. 1. Merchants or artinans were not bound to a lord, they were _______.
  2. 3. A payment made by the bride's family to the groom and his family at the time of marriage.
  3. 5. The feudal system was based on this.
  4. 7. These people were at the bottom of the social pyramid.
  5. 8. They were ussually more powerful than lords.
  6. 10. a piece of land was left ______ to restore its fertility.