Middle Ages Vocabulary

2. A lesser lord who pledged loyalty to a more powerful lord
5. the large community of Christians spread throughout the world
8. The code of conduct knights must live by
9. The time period between ancient and modern civilizations
10. In 1381, many peasants began took action in this event, burning manors and killing lords
13. Group of people who are trained for religious services
14. A social system where people are part of a specific social class
17. Carta A document signed in England in 1215, giving more rights to the people and away from the monarchy

1. Someone who is blamed for a problem they did not cause
3. A deadly disease from 1347-1351 that wiped out 1/3 of the European population
4. A series of military campaigns to establish control of the Holy Land
6. Warriors mounted on horseback
7. A person who tries to convert others to a particular religion
11. Someone who was bound to the land and could not leave the manor
12. Latin for "Middle Ages"
13. King of the Franks who conquered most of western Europe
15. land owned by a medieval lord
16. follower of a polytheistic religion