Dark Ages Review Crossword

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  1. 2. A self-sustaining community ruled by a lord under a feudal system; driver of feudal agrarian economy
  2. 4. The leader of the Franks from 768 to 814 CE, who unified most of the Christian lands of Europe into a single Empire.
  3. 5. land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service
  4. 8. Battle won by William the Conqueror in 1066 AD for control of England
  5. 10. A system of a government where a king attempts to control the lands of the realm through agreements with vassal lords.
  6. 13. Frankish Duke of Normandy who invaded England, brought feudalism there, and became its first King in 1066AD
  7. 14. Followers of Islam who invaded Western Europe from the south. The invasion was stopped by the Franks at the Battle of Tours.
  8. 15. A peasant who exchanged thier labor for a lord's protection and could not leave the lord's land on which he or she was born and worked
  9. 16. A noble who pledges military service to a lord in exchange for land under a feudal system.
  10. 19. A place where a community of monks live; Catholic monasteries provided community services during the medieval period in Europe
  11. 20. Catholic missionary famous for converting Ireland to Christianity
  12. 21. A tribe of Germanic barbarians who converted to Christianity, developed feudalism, and established a large, stable kingdom in Western Europe during the Dark Ages.
  13. 23. the medieval knight's code of ideal behavior, including bravery, loyalty, and respect for women
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  1. 1. Battle won by Frankish general Charles Martel which stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe
  2. 3. Someone who tries to convert others to believe in a particular religion.
  3. 6. A mounted professional warrior of the nobility in feudal Europe who served a feudal lord
  4. 7. Nomadic horsemen from Asia who attacked settlements in Western Europe from the East.
  5. 9. A Frankish general who stopped the Muslim invasion of Europe after winning the Battle of Tours.
  6. 11. the economic and political system of medieval Europe in which people exchanged loyalty and labor for a lord's protection
  7. 12. A Frankish king who converted to Christianity along with his people.
  8. 17. A member of the nobility who rules a portion of land in a feudal system
  9. 18. Norse barbarians who attacked the people of western Europe during the dark ages by sea
  10. 22. person trained to write or copy documents by hand