The Middle Ages

2. a man who is the member of a devoted religious community
4. the Islamic leader during the second and third crusades
5. the castle and estate of a feudal lord
6. a strong central government ruled by a king or a queen
8. a group of people who have been ordained for religious service
9. the eastern empire that rose to power after the fall of the Roman Empire
11. a member of the lowest feudal class
12. the main religion across Europe during the Middle Ages
13. the male ruler in a monarchy
15. the act that deprives someone of membership in the church
19. a picture or representation of a sacred Christian person
22. any of the military expeditions undertaken by European Christians to regain the Holy Land from the Muslims
25. the physical remains of a saint
26. a follower of the Islamic religion
27. the Holy Land fought over in the crusades
28. the head of the Roman Catholic Church
29. a large building specially designed to provide shelter from attacks
31. one who publicly disagrees with the accepted beliefs of the Roman Catholic Church
33. some who belonged to a hereditary class with high social or political status
34. the buying and selling of goods and services
37. an extreme food shortage

1. an expression of public honour or respect
3. the male leader of a family or tribe
4. the deliverance of the soul from the penalties of sin
7. an estate of land held on condition of feudal service
8. capital city of the Eastern Byzantine Empire
10. the political, military, and social system based on the ownership of land and the resulting relationship between lord and vassal
13. a man who served as a mounted soldier in armor
14. a highly infectious, usually fatal, epidemic disease
16. an extravagant building used for worship
17. a heavy club with a metal head and spikes used by knights in battle
18. a reward from a religious figure for displaying piety and doing good deeds
20. a formal separation within a Christian church
21. armor made of small metal rings linked together
23. an association of tradespeople made up of merchants, craftspeople, and artisans
24. the ruler of an empire
30. a tenth of one’s income contributed voluntarily to a church
32. one who is an unbeliever in respect of some religion, especially Christianity or Islam
35. the animals commonly thought to be responsible for spreading the plague
36. an immoral act considered to be a transgression against divine law