Dark Ages Crossword

2. a professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe
4. Roman Catholic institutions that provided basic services such as food and medical care to Christian communities
5. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
7. The Holy Roman Empire eventually became two seperate kingdoms: Germany & ___.
10. a self-sustaining community controlled by a lord or knight in the feudal system
11. Sent by the Pope to convert barbarians in Western Europe to Christianity
15. The medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.
16. Lord who invaded England and became its first King
18. A powerful barbarian tribe which converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe, and established the Holy Roman Empire.

1. the leader of the Roman Catholic Church
3. Battle won by William the Conqueror in 1066 AD
5. the type of government used by most feudal societies
6. A peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked.
8. The body of people such as priests who perform the sacred functions of a church.
9. Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
12. The concept that there is a universal order built into nature that can guide moral thinking.
13. The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanges loyalty and labor for a lord’s protection.
14. Raiders from the north who attacked settlements in Western Europe by sea
15. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
17. Nomadic horsement from the east who attacked settlements in Western Europe