Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 1. Church tax
  2. 6. Investiture A ceremony in which kings and nobles appointed church officials
  3. 11. peasant who could not be in the manor, own property, or marry without the lordś approval
  4. 12. Different ranks of church leaders including priests, bishops, cardinals and the Pope
  5. 14. vassals or warriors who wore armor and were on horseback
  6. 16. Agreement between the Pope and the ruler of the country
  7. 17. A holy war launched by Pope Urban II to reclaim the Holy Land for Christians
  8. 18. Meeting of the three estates in France: 1st was the church leaders, 2nd was the great lords, and 3rd was the commoners
  9. 20. Roman Empire Empire begun by Charlemagne
  10. 23. The study of religion and god
  11. 24. Everyday language used by different regions
  12. 25. Law Unified body in England formed by England´s royal judges
  13. 26. Land granted vassal by his lord
  14. 27. (in Feudalism) the lordś estate
  15. 28. New way of thinking - changed the study of theology - used reasons to explore the questions of faith
  16. 30. Complex set of ideals or code that medieval knights followed
  17. 31. Religious communities built by the church for men (monks)
Down
  1. 2. Religious beliefs that conflict with the church teachings
  2. 3. Important religious ceremonies
  3. 4. Curia Group of advisors who acted like a court for the people
  4. 5. Anyone who did not conform to an established doctrine, attitude, or principle
  5. 7. Groups of businesses made up by tanners, carpenters, bakers, and craftspeople
  6. 8. Social structure in Medieval Europe including knights, serfs, vassals, lords, and sometimes a king.
  7. 9. Legislative group in England originally compromised or two burgesses (citizens of wealth and property) from every borough and two knights from every country
  8. 10. Rotation The practice of planting crops at different times and leaving some fields unplanted
  9. 13. People who are sent out to teach their religion
  10. 15. Franks Germanic people from Gaul (modern day France and Switzerland)
  11. 17. Religious communities built by the church for women (nuns)
  12. 19. To exclude a person from church membership
  13. 21. Selling of church positions
  14. 22. A noble who served a lord of higher rank
  15. 29. Law Church law
  16. 31. Carta Document drawn up by English nobles and approved by King John which guaranteed certain political rights for the people
  17. 32. Worldly (involved in politics and other social matters)