Across
- 1. The overall social and political system of the Middle Ages.
- 4. The ceremony where a man pledged to be his lord's "man."
- 5. A grant of land given in exchange for loyalty.
- 9. The self-sufficient estate where a lord lived and peasants worked.
- 11. The 10% tax paid by families to the Church.
- 13. The specific fields on a manor kept for the lord's own use.
- 15. The code of honor and behavior followed by knights.
- 17. A religious community where nuns lived and worked.
Down
- 2. To be formally kicked out of the Church (a king's worst nightmare).
- 3. A peasant who was legally tied to the lord's land.
- 6. The religious oath of loyalty sworn to a lord.
- 7. A mounted warrior who served a lord.
- 8. A high-ranking noble who granted land to others.
- 10. LAW The internal body of laws and regulations governing the Church.
- 12. The general term for religious officials like priests and bishops.
- 14. Where monks lived and copied ancient books by hand.
- 16. A person who received land and promised military service.