The Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 6. a person living on the lord's land
  2. 8. series of holy wars fought to regain territory
  3. 10. a wealthy landowner
  4. 11. the geographical source of the Black Death
  5. 12. extreme prejudice against Jews
  6. 15. describing someone or something that can satisfy their own needs
  7. 17. deadly disease that killed roughly 1/3 of Europe's population
  8. 18. the economic system of Europe, where people lived and worked on a lord's land and were protected
  9. 19. peasant who is tied or bound to the land
  10. 20. code of conduct for knights in the Middle Ages
Down
  1. 1. the head of the Catholic Church who launched the Crusades
  2. 2. when someone is blamed for something
  3. 3. another name for the Bubonic Plague
  4. 4. the religious group who had taken over the "Holy Land"
  5. 5. the area around the sacred city of Jerusalem
  6. 7. an expensive textile from China, that was made with worms
  7. 9. a grant of land, given in exchange for service
  8. 13. when people in society are ranked
  9. 14. the social and political system of the Middle Ages, where land was exchanged for loyalty & service
  10. 16. one item that Europeans desired, that added flavor to their diet