Across
- 3. defeated the Moors at the Battle of Tours
- 4. created schools; forced Christianity on his people
- 6. boys started training at the age of _____ to be a knight
- 8. Peasants and serfs were the lowest _____
- 9. a protective gate
- 10. created the Franks' empire; became a Christian and ally of the Pope
- 13. the top of the feudal system
- 14. a catapult
- 17. when an enemy surrounds and area
- 18. promised to fight for the lord
- 19. people who gave land to vassals
Down
- 1. a description of the period known as the Middle Ages
- 2. a courtyard in the manor home
- 4. being brave, honest, and kind
- 5. royal messengers
- 7. began when people needed protection from invasions
- 11. free; could own businesses; paid taxes
- 12. when knights tried to knock their opponent off their horse
- 13. a ditch filled with water
- 15. a tower with thick walls where people lived
- 16. not free; could not leave the fief