Dark Ages Crossword

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  1. 2. a self-sustaining community ruled by a lord in the feudal system; an agrarian economic unit
  2. 3. A noble who pledges military service to a lord in exchange for land under a feudal system.
  3. 5. Battle won by Frankish general Charles Martel which stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe
  4. 7. Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
  5. 12. Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion; many were sent by the Pope to convert barbarians in Western Europe to Christianity.
  6. 15. Frankish Lord of Normandy who invaded England, brought feudalism there, and became its first King in 1066AD
  7. 16. A body of officials who perform religious services, such as priests, ministers or rabbis.
  8. 20. The medieval knight’s code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women.
  9. 21. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
  10. 22. Nomadic horsemen from Asia who attacked settlements in Western Europe from the East.
  11. 23. Norse barbarians who attacked the people of western Europe during the dark ages by sea
  12. 25. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south; the invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
  13. 27. A Frankish general who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe after winning the Battle of Tours.
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  1. 1. The Christian church headed by the pope in Rome
  2. 4. a person trained to write or copy documents by hand
  3. 6. A member of the nobility who rules a portion of land under a feudal system
  4. 8. Battle won by Frankish lord William the Conqueror in 1066 AD for control of England
  5. 9. A high ranking member of the Roman Catholic clergy who was given control of a city or region
  6. 10. A place where a community of monks live; Catholic monasteries provided community services during the medieval period in Europe
  7. 11. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church; the bishop of Rome
  8. 13. The economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanges loyalty and labor for a lord’s protection.
  9. 14. A system of a government where a king attempts to control the lands of the realm through agreements with vassal lords.
  10. 17. A tribe of Germanic barbarians who converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, and established an empire in Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
  11. 18. The second highest rank in the Roman Catholic Church; the clergy who elect the Pope.
  12. 19. A Frankish king who converted to Christianity along with his people.
  13. 24. a mounted professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe who served a feudal lord
  14. 26. A peasant who could not leave the lord’s land on which he or she was born and worked.