Across
- 3. a peasant whose condition was little better than a slave’s.
- 4. rested upon oaths of loyalty between vassal and lord.
- 6. a low-ranking nobleman who governed a small territory called a barony.
- 7. a large barn built on church property to store produce donated to the church.
- 8. the Norman leaders who personally aided William the Conqueror during the Norman Conquest.
- 10. Castles provided Norman __________ with safe places to live and guardhouses for their treasure.
- 12. a system of government in which all land belonged to either the Crown or the Church.
- 14. allowed small, badly outnumbered bands of Norman invaders to defend themselves against far larger bands of English natives.
Down
- 1. swore to serve his lord faithfully.
- 2. a detailed survey of all property in England.
- 5. promised to protect his vassal and reward his faithful service.
- 8. the ________ granted nobles the use of its land in exchange for faithful service.
- 9. Castles served as __________ bases for Norman soldiers.
- 11. an unofficial code of ethics that governed medieval knights.
- 13. Statute of Arms made it a crime to use a sharp sword or a pointed lance at a ______.