Key Vocabulary in the Study of Medieval History

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Across
  1. 2. deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning
  2. 4. the power of understanding people in the past by trying to put oneself in their place
  3. 6. a document, person or artefact from which historians may derive evidence about the past
  4. 8. how far you can trust the information offered by a particular source
  5. 9. the author of a well-known set of criteria for judging significance
  6. 10. the factor that might spark a war, a revolution, a great event in history
  7. 12. lasting importance of an event or personality in history
  8. 15. category of history involving the study of the organisation of societies in the past, the relationships between people or classes of people
  9. 17. a medieval feudal tenant subject to his lord
  10. 19. the extent to which an historical event has contributed to an increased understanding of present-day life
  11. 20. a factor leading to a decision, action, event or change in history
Down
  1. 1. a medieval person who is not a slave or serf
  2. 3. accounts or creative depictions of the past that find or create meanings in what has happened
  3. 5. a key concept in the study of history, mapping developments and differences over time
  4. 7. standards by which e.g. historical significance may be judged
  5. 11. a connection between events, beliefs or thoughts
  6. 13. the result of an historical event, action or decision
  7. 14. someone noted for their achievements, courage or nobility
  8. 16. a record of events, often recorded in monasteries in medieval times
  9. 18. shedding light on some aspect of the past