The Middle Ages (So Far)

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Across
  1. 2. this is where the pope lives
  2. 6. Scandinavian savages who invaded Europe aboard small speedy ships
  3. 7. a political and economic system that provided protection to the people in return for services and loyalty
  4. 11. top of Feudal Society (ruler of everything)
  5. 12. code that knights lived by
  6. 13. he went to Ireland to spread Christianity, ended up driving snakes out too
  7. 14. competition between knights where the goal is to knock the other off
  8. 15. skilled workers who payed taxes and could leave the manor
  9. 18. stage of becoming a knight where your responsibilities include practicing using real weapons
  10. 20. a type of missionary who ministered God's word
  11. 21. mounted warrior on horseback who protected people
  12. 22. a member of Feudal Society that raised crops and tended livestock
Down
  1. 1. most successful Frankish king (big on education)
  2. 3. first king of the Franks (responsible for France)
  3. 4. first stage of becoming a knight
  4. 5. church officials such as Bishops, Priests, and Deacons
  5. 8. large, self-sufficient estate ran by a Lord
  6. 9. the beginning of the Middle Ages was called this because of all of the "suffering" and "chaos"
  7. 10. a land grant given to a lesser noble from a king
  8. 13. what did the normal people need the most from Feudalism
  9. 16. lesser noble who swore loyalty and service to Lords and Kings
  10. 17. head of the Christian Church (wears a lot of white)
  11. 19. what a tax was called in the middle ages
  12. 23. lowest social class (though technically a peasant)who had a harsh life
  13. 24. a person of high rank by birth, probably a Lord, upper class, generally wealthy