Across
- 2. The period between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance.
- 4. A medieval fighter who fought for the lord.
- 7. The book containing the laws of the Church.
- 8. The act of swearing loyalty to a lord in return for land.
- 10. A place where peasants lived.
- 11. A tax paid by peasants to the lord.
- 13. The leader of the Catholic Church.
- 14. The king’s personal army or bodyguards, also given land.
- 18. The system where land was exchanged for loyalty and military service.
- 19. The lowest class of people in the feudal system.
Down
- 1. A ruler of a country or kingdom.
- 3. A group of people who made laws and helped govern the kingdom.
- 5. The person who received land from a lord in exchange for service.
- 6. The land given to vassals by their lord.
- 9. A noble who owned large amounts of land.
- 12. The highest position in the feudal system.
- 13. A group of people who worked the land for the lords.
- 15. A building where people gather for religious services.
- 16. A person of lower rank than a knight but still in the military class.
- 17. The group that performed religious ceremonies and had spiritual authority.