Unit 1-2 Review Crossword
Across
- 7. prayed for the salvation of humanity
- 8. group of royal commissioners
- 11. ____ nobility was composed by the direct vassals of the kings (dukes, counts, marquises, barons)
- 12. small plots of land granted/leased by the lord to the peasants
- 17. trusted landowner, warrior, or friend
- 18. where nobles lived
- 21. system based on a chain of personal relationships based on the principles of loyalty and protection
- 22. complex Eastern Roman Empire that had many religious conflicts and was ultimately conquered in 1453 by the Turks
- 23. section of clergy that composed of priests and bishops
- 25. political, economic, and social system that characterized Europe between the 9th and 15th centuries
- 26. considered scared and chosen by God to govern society
- 27. large territories granted by the kinds to the nobility in exchange for their services
- 29. fought and defended feudal society
- 30. "____ of God" meant one should not attack the defenseless
- 32. type of relationship between peasants and lords
- 33. from the 5th to the 10th centuries AD
Down
- 1. aimed to restore the Roman Empire, conquered western provinces, and ordered a collection of Roman laws
- 2. pacts of military allegiance in exchange for economic concessions
- 3. nomadic people who invaded Eastern Europe led by Attila
- 4. official language of the Germanic tribes
- 5. territory exploited directly for the lord
- 6. kingdom that had military control of the entire Iberian peninsula
- 9. ____ rules explained how monks/nuns should live
- 10. when a vassal knelt before the great lord and promised to be loyal
- 13. could not leave the independent holding
- 14. capital of the independent Visigothic kingdom
- 15. free people who could live where they wanted and leave the fiefdom
- 16. people who lived in family tribes, with a simple economy, and no formal writing or laws
- 19. 90% of the population in feudal society
- 20. emperor of the Carolingian Empire who strengthened the union between political and religious power
- 21. one of the most important commercial ports in the Mediterranean
- 24. period of crisis for the feudal system with a general population decline due to plagues/diseases
- 28. when a great lord granted vassal a fiefdom
- 31. became most important religion in Europe in the Early Middle Ages