The Middle Ages

2. A serious promise of loyalty sworn to the King or a lord.
4. A word used to describe the period between about 500 CE and 1500 CE.
5. The medieval institution that influenced people’s beliefs, laws, and daily life
8. A trained soldier who fought for a lord in return for land.
12. A way of showing important historical events in the order they happened.
13. A peasant who was legally tied to the land and could not leave without permission.
14. A large estate controlled by a lord, including farmland and villages.

1. The system where land was exchanged for loyalty and service during the Middle Ages.
3. A poor farmer who worked the land and had very few rights.
6. The act of taking control of a country by force, such as William’s takeover of England in 1066.
7. The great survey ordered by William to record land ownership and wealth in England.
9. The most powerful person in the feudal system, who owned all the land.
10. A high-ranking Church leader who often owned land and advised the King.
11. A powerful noble who received land from the King and ruled large estates.