Across
- 6. the ruler of the land and the top position in feudal government
- 7. the time between 400 and 1400 C.E
- 10. top curch leader in the kingdom who managed an area called a diocese
- 12. one who served the lord in exchange for land
- 13. a poor person who is not free and belongs to the land they live on and farm
- 14. the protective clothing and weapons worn by a knight
- 15. the system in which people or groups are ranked above one another according to status or authority
- 16. a young noble boy who carried messages and waited on the lord
- 17. a noble boy who is a servant to the knight as he is learning to be a knight
- 18. a large estate or farm belonging to a noble family-the home area for all who owned or worked on the land
Down
- 1. a member of the wealthiest class in feudal society
- 2. the second in order in the feudal goverment who owned less than the king therefore was loyal to the king
- 3. rules of behavior followed by knights during the middle ages
- 4. one tenth of your income or crops
- 5. the system of protection and loyalties in the middle ages
- 8. a trained armored horseman who fought wars in the middle ages
- 9. home to the king and place of safety for the manor
- 10. reported to the king and divided their land among lords who ran manors
- 11. a poor but free person who lives on and farms the land in exchange for protection