The Middle Ages HMH

2. the Latin word that combines "middle" and "age."
5. a large estate owned by a noble or knight
6. a religious war in which Christians tried to retake the Holy Land from Muslim Turks
9. one of the most important documents in English history, it stated that the law, not the king, was the supreme power in England
11. a style known for its high pointed ceilings, tall towers, and stained glass windows
15. the king that was forced to sign the Magna Carta
16. the period between ancient and modern times; it lasted from about AD 500 to 1500
17. the branch of Christianity that was most common in Europe during the Middle Ages
20. a system of exchanging land for military service
21. the spiritual head of the Roman Catholic Church
22. the region where Jesus lived, preached, and died

1. a country united under a single, strong government
3. a teenage girl who led French troops during the Hundred Years’ War, was only 16 when she first led troops into battle
4. a war between England and France that began in 1337
7. these members of the Church dressed in red and helped the pope run the church
8. In the year 1066 a noble from northern France sailed to England and defeated the English king near the town of Hastings
10. how many crusades there were in total
12. a book written by the Italian author, Giovanni Boccaccio
13. a disease that swept through Europe in 1347, killing up to a third of Europe’s people
14. these members of the church ran individual churches and administered the sacraments—including communion, matrimony, and baptism—to most Catholics
18. these members of the church ran the dioceses—areas with several churches
19. people who were not free, they were not slaves, but they were not allowed to leave the land on which they worked