Europe Early Middle Ages

3. European warriors who fought on horseback
5. the period of time that lasted from about 500 to about 1500
7. the site where communities of monks lived and worked
10. the code of honorable behavior for European knights
13. a large estate owned by a knight or a lord
16. the Norman ruler that won the Battle of Hastings in 1066 and spread feudalism to England
18. the system of promises that governed the relationships between lords and vassals
20. the large landmass that includes Europe and Asia

1. the Italian monk that started Christianity's first religious order
2. Latin for "Middle Ages"
4. the shape and elevation of land in a region
6. the first woman to rule a territory on her own
8. the Christian missionary remembered for bringing Christianity to Ireland
9. the first Holy Roman Emperor and most famous king in the early Middle Ages
11. a knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
12. the grandfather of Charlemagne founder of the Carolingian Dynasty known as "Charles the Hammer"
14. the Geatish hero and subject of the oldest piece of literature in the English language
15. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
17. religious men who lived apart from society in religious communities
19. short, three line poems of 17 syllables that describe nature scenes