Across
- 3. Upper social class with land in feudal society
- 5. A group of citizens that decides a legal case
- 7. Religious leaders of the Church, responsible for spiritual guidance and administering religious rituals.
- 9. A religious war for holy lands
- 11. A severe penalty of being removed from the Church
- 12. Relating to the Middle Ages, the historical period in Europe lasting from the fall of the Western Roman Empire (approx. 500 CE) to the beginning of the Renaissance (approx. 1500 CE).
- 13. military strategy in which an army surrounds a fortified place—like a city or castle—and cuts off all supplies
- 14. A large estate owned by a lord, includes agricultural lands, village, and peasants who worked the land
Down
- 1. Faithfulness to a ruler or cause
- 2. A deadly,infectious disease that spreads quickly causing massive mortality and disrupting society
- 4. Beliefs against Church teachings
- 6. Land given by a lord for military service and political support
- 8. An organization of workers who practiced the same craft or trade (like blacksmiths or bakers) that was formed to set fair prices, keep quality high, and protect its members
- 9. A strict code of behavior for knights, emphasizing bravery, courtesy, honor, and protecting the weak
- 10. Peasants who were legally bound to the land they cultivated, obligated to provide labor and goods to a lord in exchange for protection.