The Middle Ages

2. Protective metal clothing worn by knights during battle.
3. A high-ranking Church official with authority over a diocese.
5. A farmer or laborer of low social rank.
7. A deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, often filled with water, used for defense.
9. The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
10. A peasant who worked on a lord’s land and was bound to it, having very few rights.
11. A nobleman of the lowest rank in the British peerage.
12. The system by which coats of arms and other armorial bearings are devised, described, and regulated.
15. A series of religious wars launched by European Christians to reclaim the Holy Land from Muslims.
17. A bridge that can be raised or lowered to prevent or allow passage.
21. A large fortified building or group of buildings with thick walls, typically where a noble lived.
23. A series of contests between knights, often involving jousting.
24. A noble who owned land and had authority over serfs and vassals.

1. A social system in medieval Europe where people worked and fought for nobles in exchange for protection and land.
4. A large estate that included farms, a village, and the lord’s residence.
6. A portion of one’s earnings, typically one-tenth, given to the Church.
7. A religious community where monks live, work, and pray.
8. Land granted by a lord to a vassal in exchange for loyalty and service.
13. A young nobleman acting as an attendant to a knight before becoming a knight himself.
14. A large and important church, often the seat of a bishop.
16. A young boy in training to become a knight, serving a knight as an attendant.
18. A person who makes and repairs things in iron by hand.
19. An association of craftsmen or merchants who controlled the practice of their trade in a particular area.
20. A warrior in medieval Europe who fought on horseback and followed a code of chivalry.
22. A person who received land from a lord in exchange for loyalty and service.