The Middle Ages

6. a person living on the lord's land
8. series of holy wars fought to regain territory
10. a wealthy landowner
11. the geographical source of the Black Death
12. extreme prejudice against Jews
15. describing someone or something that can satisfy their own needs
17. deadly disease that killed roughly 1/3 of Europe's population
18. the economic system of Europe, where people lived and worked on a lord's land and were protected
19. peasant who is tied or bound to the land
20. code of conduct for knights in the Middle Ages

1. the head of the Catholic Church who launched the Crusades
2. when someone is blamed for something
3. another name for the Bubonic Plague
4. the religious group who had taken over the "Holy Land"
5. the area around the sacred city of Jerusalem
7. an expensive textile from China, that was made with worms
9. a grant of land, given in exchange for service
13. when people in society are ranked
14. the social and political system of the Middle Ages, where land was exchanged for loyalty & service
16. one item that Europeans desired, that added flavor to their diet