Middle Ages/Medieval Europe

6. Treaty ending the Thirty Years’ War.
7. In medieval Europe, lords who were granted land in exchange for service and loyalty to a greater lord.
10. French military leader and heroine.
11. First European King to unite the Franks and accept Christianity.
12. Famous scholar who successfully brought together Christian faith and classical Greek philosophy.
13. A conflict in Europe that began in Prague as a protestant rebellion against the Holy Roman Empire.
14. He was the first Holy Roman Emperor.
15. Associations of merchants or artisans who cooperated to protect their economic interests.
17. Holy war.
18. A loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord.
20. Payment to a church equal to one-tenth of a person’s income.
21. A harsh Russian ruler who used violence to crush any opposition.
22. Six-foot-long bows that could rapidly fire arrows with enough force to pierce most armor.

1. Motivated European Christians to fight for their religion in the Middle East via religious speeches.
2. Religious beliefs that is contrary to the teachings of the church.
3. Famous Muslim leader who defeated the Christians and took back the Holy Land.
4. Title taken by the ruler of Russia.
5. Czarina of Russia from 1762 to 1796.
7. Everyday language of ordinary people.
8. Communities of men who have taken religious vows.
9. Kings or Queens.
11. Ordained members of the church.
16. In medieval Europe, peasants bound to the lord’s land.
19. The middle ages in Europe.