Across
- 2. openings in castle walls used to drop objects on attackers
- 6. place where monks live and work
- 8. Town, busy place with markets shops and crowded streets
- 9. major river in Europe used for trade and travel
- 10. the Lionheart, brave king known for fighting in the Crusades
- 11. Hall, main room in a castle used for eating and gatherings
- 13. large fortified structure built for protection and defense
- 14. young boy who trains under a knight
- 16. decorated first letter in a manuscript often with gold and bright colors
- 19. first stage of training to become a knight
- 20. water-filled ditch around a castle used for protection
Down
- 1. people who worked the land in the feudal system
- 3. powerful king known as the Father of Europe
- 4. men who lived in monasteries and preserved knowledge by copying texts
- 5. system based on land and loyalty between different social classes
- 7. heavy gate that drops down to block a castle entrance
- 12. important river in Europe used for transportation and trade
- 15. of Aquitaine, powerful medieval queen with political influence
- 17. mountain range that separates regions in Europe
- 18. Death, deadly disease that spread across Europe killing many people