Across
- 4. William of Normandy got this nickname for his 1066 invasion
- 6. Ugly, puss-filled boils, caused by the bubonic plague
- 10. Nickname of a famous English Crusader (opponent of Saladin)
- 13. Rats snuck onto trade ___ (on sea), hastening the spread of the Plague
- 15. Called for the First Crusade
- 16. City at the center of the Holy Land
- 19. An official hunt for Catholic heretics, especially brutal in Spain
- 20. Popular religion of the Middle East during the Middle Ages
- 22. When Christians kicked the Muslim Moors out of Spain under Ferdinand and Isabella
- 27. John I was forced to sign this document which limited kingly power and protected rights
- 29. Italian explorer who met with Kublai Khan in China
- 31. Mongol messenger post stations
- 32. Popular religion of Europe during the Middle Ages
- 34. The key to English wins early in the Hundred Years’ War
- 36. The group targeted a lot unfairly for the Black Death
Down
- 1. When an army attacks a city or castle
- 2. Europe lost 1/3 to 2/3 because of the Black Death
- 3. A series of military campaigns to take the Holy Land
- 5. The medieval political and economic system weakened by the Black Death
- 7. Ivan IV got this nickname for killing his son and thousands of citizens "the ____"
- 8. The group targeted a lot unfairly for the Black Death
- 9. After the Crusades, this increased between Europe and the Middle East
- 11. To go against the official teachings of the Catholic Church
- 12. Name of the Mongol dynasty that ruled China
- 14. Started the Mongol Empire
- 17. A person or group that is unfairly blamed
- 18. "Caesar" in Russian
- 21. Famous teenage French girl who saw visions and led the army to victory at Orleans.
- 23. Increased for workers after the Black Death
- 24. When the Mongol khan allowed people to practice their beliefs it’s called religious ___.
- 25. A group of people that always move around
- 26. Mongol khanate of Russia (got kicked out by Ivan the Great)
- 28. What fleas carrying plague bacteria hitched a ride on
- 30. Lost some of their power during feudalism, but still owned a lot of land
- 33. Important trade route that stretched from the edges of Europe to East Asia
- 35. Military leader who united Muslims and retook Jerusalem
