Middle Ages Vocab

6. being expelled from membership in the Church and participation in Church life
8. a system in which goods and services are produced, sold, and bought
9. a series of military actions by the Church to capture the Holy Land for the Christians
11. A person who is loyal to a lord in exchange for providing protection to the lord and king
13. an object, such as a piece of clothing or bone, that is considered holy
15. persons with the authority to perform religious services

1. ruled by one, like a king or queen
2. a region sacred to Christians because Jesus lived and taught there
3. also known as the Black Death, a serious bacterial infection
4. a system where land was owned by kings or lords but held by vassals in return for loyalty
5. land given in exchange for loyalty
7. member of the wealthy social class, owned manors
10. a large estate that included farms and a village, ruled by a lord
12. Land a region sacred to Christians because Jesus lived and taught there
14. farmworker considered part of the manor where he or she worked