The Middle Ages

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  1. 2. the Conqueror rewarded his knights by giving large estates for their part in victory
  2. 3. Italian monk who created a set of rules for monasteries to follow in the early 500s
  3. 5. Ages a period that lasted from about 500 to about 1500
  4. 8. workers who were tied to the land on which they lived
  5. 9. code of honorable behavior for knights
  6. 11. religious men who lived apart from society in isolated communities
  7. 12. short, three line poems of 17 syllables that describe nature scenes
  8. 13. the man who took upon himself to teach people about Christianity
  9. 16. of Aquitaine woman who had great power in the Middle Ages
  10. 17. a knight who promised support a lord in exchange for land
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  1. 1. communities of monks that were built over Europe in the Middle Ages
  2. 4. a brilliant warrior and a strong king that build an empire
  3. 6. the large landmass that includes both Europe and Asia
  4. 7. system of promises
  5. 10. the medieval period, from the Latin word for "middle age"
  6. 11. large estate owned by a knight or lord
  7. 14. refers to the shape and elevation of land in a region
  8. 15. warriors who fought on horseback