Medieval History

5. Time period in Europe that began with the fall of the Roman Empire in 476 C.E.
7. A land grant given by a monarch to a lord, or by a lord to a lesser lord or knight
11. People at the bottom of the feudal system who worked the land
12. This code of behavior for knights expected them to be loyal, just, and protect the helpless
13. Large estate, including a castle or manor house, villages, and farmland, where lords lived
15. Warrior who defeated Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066

1. A ruler or powerful landholder to whom people pledged loyalty in the feudal system
2. The highest-ranking feudal leader; a king or queen
3. One of the three main invading groups in the 9th and 10th centuries, known for terrifying raids from the north
4. The political and economic system that developed in the Middle Ages
6. A lesser lord who pledged loyalty and service to a more powerful lord
8. Peasants who were "tied" to the land and could not leave without the lord's permission
9. A heavily armed warrior who fought on horseback for a lord
10. The first stage of a boy's training to become a knight, where he served the ladies of the castle
12. The name given to Charlemagne, meaning "Charles the Great"
14. The highest-ranking class in medieval society