Across
- 1. A professional soldier who fought on horseback.
- 3. An area of land which the king granted a lord. In return, the lord promised to fight for the king.
- 6. A person who received land from the kind or lord.
- 8. A person who belonged to the lord and famed his land.
- 11. and daub walls A building technique which involves woven twigs covered and plastered with clay.
- 12. System This is how land was owned, and society was organized in the Middle Ages.
- 13. Someone who has completed their training as an apprentice and can receive paid work with another master craftsman.
- 15. field system System in which the land in the village was divided in three large fields and then divided into different strips, which were farmed by the serfs.
- 16. Craftsman A journeyman who has made a masterpiece and joined a guild.
- 17. A person who worked on the land.
Down
- 2. An organization of master craftsmen that ensures high standards are maintained within their particular trade.
- 4. A field left empty for one year to allow it time to restore its nutrients.
- 5. The time when all fires had to be out in a medieval town.
- 7. The first stage of becoming a master craftsman.
- 9. A peasant who paid rent and tax to the lord but could travel and marry as he pleased.
- 10. The land, and everything on it, owned by the lord.
- 14. A legal document granted by the king that allowed people to run their own towns.
- 15. of Fealty A formal pledge of loyalty and service from a vassal to their lord in the feudal system.
