Middle Ages

3. parts
5. the Conqueor- He gave his knights large estates of land in his new country
6. His code was called the Benedictine Rule and those who followed it were called Benedictine monks
8. A knight who promised to support a lord in exchange for land
9. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
10. Communities of monks
11. system of promises that governed the relationships bettween lords and vassals
15. the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia.
17. Code of Honorable behacior for knights
18. religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities.
20. of Aquitaine- Had great political power and influence joined the most powerful of instsitutions

1. Another word for Middle Ages
2. warriors who fought on horseback
4. refers to the shape and elevation of landnin a region
7. A brillant warrior and a strong king. Led the Franks in building a empire
12. The large estate owned by a knight or lord
13. taught people about christianity and traveled from Britian to Ireland to convet people
14. Ages- A period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500
16. assighned behavior
19. Short, 3 line poems of 17 syllables that describe nature scenes