Across
- 2. Peasants tied to the land
- 4. A grant of land given by a lord to a vassal
- 5. A knight in training who served a lord
- 9. A code of behavior that guided knights' actions
- 11. Invaders who came from North Africa and the Middle East into Spain
- 13. The ruler at the top of the feudal system
- 14. A large estate where lords and peasants lived
- 16. Invaders from Central Asia who attacked Europe from the east
- 17. People who worked the land and made up most of the population
- 18. Order and safety created by the feudal system
Down
- 1. A fortified structure built for protecion
- 3. A person who served a lord in exchange for land
- 4. The system that organized society around land, loyalty, and protection
- 6. Faithfulness to a lord or king
- 7. A famous Frankish ruler who helped shape feudalism
- 8. Fierce raiders who attacked Western Europe by sea and river
- 10. Mounted warriors who fought for lords
- 12. A powerful landowner in the feudal system
- 15. Military defense that helped keep people safe from invaders