Across
- 5. The European Name for Palestine, the region where Jesus had lived, preaches, and died
- 6. monk responsible for creating the Benedictine Rule, a set of rules for monks
- 8. members of religious orders who lived and worked among the general public
- 10. English King who led the third, ill-fated Crusade to seize Palestine
- 12. Roman pope who excommunicated Emperor Henry IV
- 16. law Thomas Aquinas's concept that God created a law that governed how the world operated
- 17. teenage girl who rallied the French troops during the Hundred years war
- 19. Christian Efforts to retake Spain from the Muslim Moors
- 22. A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
- 23. philosopher who showed how religious faith and reason could co-exist
- 28. group of people who dedicate their lives to religion and follow common rules
- 29. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
- 33. law making body that governs England
- 34. Holy Roman ruler who challenged Pope Gregor VII
- 35. the system that governs the relationship between lords and vassals
Down
- 1. powerful French noblewoman who became queen of France and England
- 2. French noble who conquered England and spread feudalism
- 3. document written by English nobles and Signed by King John listing rights the King could not ignore
- 4. Warrior and king who led the franks in building a huge empire
- 7. founder of Franciscan order
- 9. The period lasting from about 500 to 1500
- 11. communities of monks
- 12. Christian missionary credited with converting Ireland to Christianity
- 13. warriors that rode on horseback
- 14. head of the Roman Catholic Church who started the crusades
- 15. casting an offender out of the church
- 18. Religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities
- 20. large estate owned by a knight or lord
- 21. church officials
- 24. religious ideas that oppose accepted Church teachings
- 25. another name for the Middle Ages
- 26. large landmass that includes Europe and Asia
- 27. a long series of wars fought between Christians and Muslims over control of Palestine
- 30. Turkish Leader of Muslim forces that preventd England from taking Palestine
- 31. deadly plague that killed millions of Europeans from 1347 and 1351
- 32. organization of priests charged with seeking out and punishing non-Christians
