Across
- 3. a person with power and influence who controls land given to them by a king
- 6. a plot of land exchanged for loyalty to a ruler
- 8. relating to the Middle Ages in Europe
- 11. decorated by hand with designs
- 12. in a Christian church, people, such as priests, who carry out religious duties
- 14. an area of land or property
- 15. a large country house and its surrounding land
- 17. the upper or noble class whose members' status is usually inherited
- 18. the ability to read
Down
- 1. a person who receives land from a ruler and in return promises to fight the for the ruler
- 2. powerful families that hold fiefs and titles
- 4. a group of craftspeople who control a certain craft
- 5. a system of government in which land is exchanged for loyalty and services
- 7. plowed but with nothing planted for a period in order to restore the lands fertility
- 9. a soldier on horseback who serves a king or other ruler
- 10. a person living on a feudal estate who was required to work for the lord of the manor
- 13. a social structure marked by the dominance of the father in the family
- 16. an organization that has existed for a long time and promotes a particular cause