Across
- 4. a code of honor knights were expected to follow
- 7. where men who took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience lived and worked
- 10. the act of being fully removed from the Catholic world and prevented from entering Heaven
- 13. kings and queens believed (or at least said) that ________ gave them the right to rule
- 15. members of the clergy played an invaluable role in preserving Classical texts because, unlike most Europeans at the time, they were _____________
- 16. holy men who lived and taught among the people
- 18. this city stayed relevant long after the empire named for it collapsed
- 20. the female equivalent of a lord
- 21. the main architectural wonders of Medieval Europe
- 22. a trip to a holy site to seek forgiveness or show devotion to God
Down
- 1. the earliest of these grew out of monasteries or cathedral schools
- 2. artwork was used to teach people important stories from the bible because most people in Medieval Europe couldn't _______
- 3. the backbone of Feudal Europe, did all the hard work to keep everyone alive
- 5. Thomas Aquinas worked to unite faith and ________ into a single, cohesive philosophy
- 6. the most powerful man in Medieval Europe, and the only who dared oppose kings and emperors
- 8. there are seven, and the church oversaw each one
- 9. a noble who offers to fight to defend his lord in exchange for land and special privileges
- 11. a man who took a vow of poverty, chastity, and obedience
- 12. a manuscript, or sometimes just certain letters, that have been painted gold or decorated with gold are _______________ .
- 14. not just a big house but an entire village, complete with farms, a chapel, and workshops
- 16. the land given by a king or queen in exchange for promises of protection and loyalty
- 17. a landowner and member of the upper classes of feudal Europe
- 19. the gender-neutral term for a king or a queen
- 20. a noble given land by the king or queen in exchange for promises of protection and loyalty