Across
- 2. a contest of individual combat
- 4. a prison in a castle
- 5. __________________ League; alliance that controlled trade in over 100 towns in northern Europe
- 8. capital of Byzantine Empire, home of Alexius I
- 10. _______________II Pope who called for a holy war on Muslims
- 11. left unplanted
- 12. a code of civilized behavior for knights
- 14. a manor
- 15. productive -- producing crops, for instance
- 17. flavoring agents like cinnamon that were profitable luxury trade items in medieval times
Down
- 1. an organization in a town that controlled a trade or craft
- 3. having to do with trade
- 6. these were used to turn over the soil, iron ones were introduced in the High Middle Ages
- 7. the "holy city" and destination of crusaders
- 9. contests for knights
- 13. a grain, commonly used in brewing ale and beer
- 16. Seljuk _____________; Central Asian Muslims who cut off Christian pilgrims in the Holy Land
