The Middle Ages

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Across
  1. 2. another name for the Middle Ages.
  2. 3. a new civilization in Spain that was home to 37 million Christians, Jews and Muslims.
  3. 5. the name given to free people of a feudal society who belonged to the land they were born on.
  4. 6. the position on the top tier of a feudal society. Also referred to as a king or queen.
  5. 8. the main transporter of the Black Death.
  6. 10. a series of military expeditions sparked by Pope Urban II to regain Holy Land.
  7. 11. the Mongol leader responsible for the deaths of 40 million people.
  8. 12. the largest empire in the Americas at this time.
  9. 16. the place where Polynesians built 900 stone statues for protection.
  10. 18. religious group of people who were blamed and punished for the Black Death (which they had no control over).
  11. 19. the dynasty that ruled China from 960 to 1279 and is credited with advances in farming and infrastructure.
  12. 20. place where the famously violent, Mongols, originated from.
Down
  1. 1. the collapse of this empire started the Dark Ages in Europe.
  2. 4. an icy island first colonized by the Vikings.
  3. 7. dominate religion in Europe during the Middle Ages.
  4. 9. a disease that spread quickly and killed off one-third of Europe's population in 15 years.
  5. 13. a Middle Ages political and social system based on an economic system.
  6. 14. a holy land for the Jews, Muslims and Christians. Also the site of Jesus Christs' crucifixion.
  7. 15. an early group of explorers who conquered most of Northern Europe. This group also believes in Valhalla.
  8. 17. an Abrahamic religion that spread rapidly in the Middle East. From this religion came advancements like Algebra and the 0-9 numeric system.