Middle Ages

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  1. 2. a type of fortified tower built within castles during the Middle Ages by European nobility
  2. 5. a member of the royal family who was usually the descendant of the king and queen
  3. 6. was a code of honor that emphasized bravery, loyalty, and generosity for knights at war in the 11th and 12th centuries
  4. 9. was born from noble bloodlines
  5. 10. tournament was a chivalrous competition or mock fight in the Middle Ages
  6. 11. the Holy Roman Emperor
  7. 13. is a sovereign head of state, especially a king, queen, or emperor.
  8. 15. a member of the household of a nobleman or a monarch employed to entertain guests
  9. 16. a series of religious wars between Christians and Muslims
  10. 17. a piece of land that is ruled by a king or a queen
  11. 19. Medieval Europeans began trading frequently at local markets and at the larger and less-frequent fairs held in towns and cities
  12. 20. a powerful figure in the Middle Ages
  13. 21. medieval gentleman-soldiers, usually high-born, raised by a sovereign to privileged military status after training as a page and squire.
  14. 23. a length of bank or wall forming part of the defensive boundary of a castle, hillfort, settlement or another fortified site
  15. 26. a male holding the highest hereditary title in the British and certain other peerages.
  16. 27. a holder of land by feudal tenure on conditions of homage and allegiance.
  17. 29. a vassal's source of income, held from his lord in exchange for services.
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  1. 1. is the use of inherited coats of arms and other symbols to show personal identity and family lineage
  2. 3. more often than not, delegated important official and semi-official duties by the king
  3. 4. system a strict hierarchical system, based on land being exchanged for military service, and allegiance to the king under oath
  4. 6. the central church of a bishopric
  5. 7. the physical remains of a holy site or holy person, or objects with which they had contact
  6. 8. the dwelling of the lord of the manor or his residential bailiff and administrative center of the feudal estate
  7. 12. a poor farmer of low social status who owns or rents a small piece of land for cultivation (chiefly in historical use or with reference to subsistence farming in poorer countries).
  8. 13. a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defense against attack.
  9. 14. a type of fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by military orders
  10. 16. the religious people of the Middle Ages
  11. 17. a male sovereign or monarch; a man who holds by life tenure, and usually by hereditary right, the chief authority over a country and people
  12. 18. sell goods
  13. 22. a woman who secluded themselves from the rest of society and, often, spent some of their time on handwork
  14. 24. became known as Benedictines and took vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience to their leaders.
  15. 25. the system of raising money for the Crown to pay governmental expenses
  16. 26. a bridge, especially one over a castle's moat, that is hinged at one end so that it may be raised to prevent people's crossing or to allow vessels to pass under it.
  17. 28. an unfree person, esp one bound to the land