Across
- 5. French noble who defeated England, brought feudalism to Britain
- 7. King of the Franks, brilliant warrior, strong leader
- 11. Period that lasted from 500 to 1500
- 13. Promised to support a lord in exchange for land
- 16. Religious men who lived apart from society
- 17. Code of honorable behavior for knights
Down
- 1. communities of monks
- 2. Ruled Aquitaine, was queen of France and later England
- 3. Warriors who fought on horseback
- 4. Shape and elevation of land in a region
- 6. From the Latin word for “middle age”
- 8. Large estate owned by a knight or lord
- 9. Land mass that includes Europe and Asia
- 10. Governed the relationship between lords and vassals
- 12. Christian saint,converted people of Ireland to Christianity
- 14. Italian monk who created a set of rules for monks to follow
- 15. Workers tied to the land on which they lived