High Middle Ages

3. warrior monks who guarded Christian pilgrims bound for the Holy Land
6. Raiders feared by everyone, they became guards for the Byzantine Emperor.
7. Major English victory during Hundred Years' War that demonstrated the value of massed archers
11. Capital of the Byzantine Empire, lost to the Ottomans in 1453
13. Pope who called for the Crusades
14. Father of Humanism
16. “Father of Humanism.”
18. the system that organized medieval European society.
19. Capital city around which movement focused on human experiences and achievements on Earth.
20. French Heroine of the Hundred Years' War.

1. deadly plague that wiped out much of Europe between 1347–1351.
2. The trade route connecting Europe and Asia.
4. Document signed by King John in 1215 limiting royal power.
5. The war fought between England and France from 1337–1453.
8. Italian city famous for maritime trade during the Middle Ages.
9. Norman Duke who conquered the Anglo-Saxons in 1066
10. Warriors that conquered almost all of Asia in the 13th century
12. Belief that monarchs were chosen by God to rule.
15. Religious wars to reclaim the Holy Land.
17. Venetian merchant who traveled to China and helped open the silk road to Europe