Vocabulary
Across
- 2. a medieval knights´ codes of ideal behavior, loyalty, and respect for women.
- 4. An armed warrior
- 7. A man who has taken a solemn vow to devote his life to prayer and service in a monastery.
- 9. A document signed in 1215 by king John of England that required the king to honor certain rights.
- 10. A system of organizing people into ranks with those of higher rank having more power and privileges.
- 11. The bishop of Rome and supreme leader of the Roman Catholic Church.
- 12. In feudalism, a person who worked the land was ´tied´ to the land.
- 14. A ruler or a powerful landowner
- 16. A person who holds beliefs that are contrary to the teachings of a church or other groups.
Down
- 1. a person belonging to a tribe or groups that is considered uncivilized.
- 3. The belief that God gives monarchs the right to rule.
- 5. A writ that provides a person who is detained to have the right to report unlawful detention or imprisonment.
- 6. A ruler as a king or queen
- 8. A large estate including farmlands and villages held by a lord.
- 13. The economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages.
- 15. Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.