Across
- 3. emperor who had united the roman empire, first christian emperor
- 5. people that die for their faith or beliefs
- 8. a ritual through someone becomes christian
- 9. the leader of the roman catholic church
- 12. when people are able to produce everything they need themselves
- 15. most powerful of the germanic tribes after the collapse of the roman empire
- 16. germanic tribe that was very loyal to Rome, living in the empire between the river the Waal and the river Rhine
- 18. name of the germanic tribe that invaded the roman empire
- 19. period in which the germanic tribes moved into the western Roman Empire (c. 375-600)
- 22. a word for a non-jewish people
- 23. living away from from th homeland. For the jewish people, living away from Israel
- 24. medieval word for rulers, such as kings
- 25. a large piece of adjoining land
- 27. follower of a lord with special rights
- 28. culture in which fights and battles are ways to achieve honor and power
- 29. fortified structures, often surrounded by a deep moat
Down
- 1. the land a lord lent to a vassal
- 2. special persons for the Catholic church
- 4. medieval government system based on the bond between a lord and his vassal
- 5. system in which lords provided security to their serfs in return for their services
- 6. the northern border of the Roman Empire, with forts and defenses
- 7. a small sub-religion, or a different form of a religion
- 10. a kingdom that was not ruled directly from Rome, but by a king who did what Rome wanted
- 11. a first Frankish king who united all franks
- 13. king of the franks; he united most of the Western Europe into 1 empire
- 14. services that a farmer had to perform for their lord
- 17. vassals who became military specialists
- 20. a name for Jesus of nazareth meaning literally 'Jesus the anointed one' (Jesus de gekozene)
- 21. farmers who depended entirely on their lord and were not allowed to leave the manor
- 26. to swear loyalty