Across
- 2. middle ages
- 3. an pandemic that killed nearly 60% of the European population
- 4. a series of wars fought by European knights to free the Holy Land
- 5. an academic ability lost during the Middle Ages
- 6. code of conduct for knights
- 9. sworn loyalty
- 10. the period in Europe of the rediscovery of the Greek & Roman knowledge
- 12. a way to identify a warrior in battle using the heraldic system of symbols and colors during the Middle Ages
- 14. Norsemen that raided and conquered much of Europe during the middle ages
- 17. great increase in trade and commerce in Europe during the late Middle Ages
- 20. a person's native language
- 21. given land by a vassal or lord in exchange for about 40 days of combat a year
- 22. people who practice the Islamic religion
Down
- 1. the great charter that limited the power of the English king for the first time
- 3. and assembly of men gathered by the king to deal with issues of taxes and law
- 7. marked the end of the Middle Ages
- 8. a system of government from the Middle Ages that used land as a source of power
- 11. the belief that God is ruling directly through a nation's government
- 13. given land by the king in exchange for protection
- 15. medieval soldiers loyal to a king or lord
- 16. introduced during the Hundred Years War and changed the way wars were fought
- 18. the lord or vassal's estate
- 19. land owner loyal to the vassal or king