Feudalism in Medieval Europe

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Across
  1. 4. large amount of land owned by a nobleman such as a lord
  2. 6. a knight was expected to be this towards women
  3. 8. the clergy devoted their life to the ____
  4. 10. the central part of this system was the lord's manor
  5. 12. some manor houses became these
  6. 13. the political system in Medieval Europe
  7. 15. to ensure a knight's _____, a vassal might give some of his fief to the knight
  8. 17. dukes, barons and church officials were members of the ____
  9. 18. worked the land for the lord
  10. 19. serfs did not have the __________ to leave the manor
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  1. 1. a person who got a house and small bit of land in return for paying rent to his or her lord
  2. 2. professional soldiers
  3. 3. ruler of the kingdom
  4. 5. The nobility spent much of their time defending their land against the attacks of
  5. 7. nobleman
  6. 9. in exchange for all the work they did, peasants were given this by the lord of the manor
  7. 11. Serfs were not _____, because they could not be bought or sold
  8. 14. someone who agreed to use part of the lord's land
  9. 15. if a knight served his lord well, he might be granted his own _____
  10. 16. code of behavior for knights