Medieval Crossword

3. Large church created using a gothic architectural style
9. document that asserted nobles had certain rights
11. Peasants that were bound to the land, could not leave the manor without permission
13. The period between ancient times and modern times, roughly 500 to 1500
14. An estate granted by a powerful lord
19. Emerged victorious at the battle of Hastings, became the King of England on Christmas Day
21. Money for investment, stimulates the growth of banking
23. Women honored as a defender of the French nation for her role in the siege of Orléans, burned at the stake
24. Peasant farmers who paid rent for their land or hired farm laborers
25. Associations made up of artisans and merchants
26. A mounted medieval warrior

1. King of the Franks his conquests reunited much of Western Europe
2. Material used to create new farming technology, specifically the plow
4. A penalty bestowed by the church which forbid individuals from receiving sacraments or a Christian burial
5. A series of wars fought which Christians battled Muslims for control of land in the Middle East
6. a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their lands among lesser lords, in return for loyalty
7. The homes of powerful lords, fortified and built to withstand attack
8. The Lords would pledge their allegiance to more more powerful lords, in return for land
10. Code of conduct for knights which required them to be brave, loyal, and true to their word
12. Renowned English poet from the Middle Ages, most famous for his work "The Canterbury Tales,"
15. Disease which raged through Europe, causing one in three people to perish
16. Called for war and started the Crusades to free the Holy Land
17. The lord's estate, peasants lived and worked there
18. Land Jerusalem and other places in Palestine where Christains believe Jesus lived and preached
20. A child trainee, working to become a journeyman
22. A member of the church and lived at a monastery, they copied the bible