The Medieval Period: An Overview

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Across
  1. 4. this institution continually gained in political power in Europe...centered in Rome
  2. 5. the Viking/French invaders of Britain in 1066...brings significant political changes to Britain
  3. 6. epidemic that ravaged Europe, killing about 1/3 of the population in the 14th century
  4. 10. the period of time Medieval European history from 500-1000 AD
  5. 12. fought between England and France...Joan of Arc...French victory by 1453
  6. 13. an economic system emerging in Western Europe by the High Middle Ages...private ownership and investment opportunities
  7. 14. the politically powerful "unions" of the later Medieval Period...found mostly in cities, centered around craftsmen
  8. 15. Medieval philosophy...stressing logical approach to theological issues
  9. 16. a brief revival of centralization of much of Europe under one government occurred under the reign of ______ beginning in 800.
  10. 18. this begins to revive by the 1200-1300s in Europe and the Mediterranean...thanks in part to the Crusades
Down
  1. 1. the heart of Feudalism...self-sufficiency and the root of local economies
  2. 2. the main political reality of the Medieval Period...land for service
  3. 3. "great paper" that began the tradition of limited powers of the monarchy for England
  4. 7. organization of north German cities to encourage trade
  5. 8. pagan warriors that plagued NORTHERN Europe from 793-1000 AD...lots of boats
  6. 9. Asiatic horse warriors from the East...defeated by a German army at Lechtfeld
  7. 11. invading peoples that conquered and ruled Spain from 711-1492...very advanced for the time
  8. 17. pool game...brings back knowledge and stories of the riches of the East