Across
- 2. religious communities formed by nuns
- 4. the document signed by King John that limited the power of the king and set forth important ideas about law was called the ____ Carta.
- 7. areas served by village priests
- 8. organization of traders and other business people
- 9. another term for the middle ages is Medieval ___.
- 10. the Christian religious leader of a village was the _______ priest.
- 13. the first rank of a boy who is training to become a knight
- 15. _____ ages were another term for the Middle Ages
- 17. the second rank of a boy who is training to become a knight
- 18. the leader of the Church
- 22. the way of life followed by monks and nuns
- 24. people of high social rank
- 25. to cut someone off entirely from the Church
- 29. another term for the bubonic plague was the black ___.
- 31. a group of parishes
- 32. church officials in charge of dioceses
- 33. people who joined the Crusades
- 34. peasant who is bound to a manor
- 36. a king or noble with vassals
- 37. large, beautiful churches
Down
- 1. fighting men who rode horses and led others into battle
- 3. fierce peoples from the north who invaded much of Europe
- 5. a large farm or estate
- 6. a period in western Europe from 500 CE to 1500 CE is called the _____ ages.
- 9. poor, working people
- 11. nobles who were loyal to a king in exchange for a fief
- 12. special church ceremonies
- 14. the _____ plague was a disease that killed many people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
- 16. the idea that people must be treated fairly under the law is called ___ process of law.
- 19. religious communities formed by monks
- 20. church officials in charge of archdioceses
- 21. a system of government based on the feudal system
- 23. When more than one condition triggers an event is called ________ causes.
- 26. The Justinian _____ was an organized collection of laws created by order of Justinian I.
- 27. people who took over the west roman empire
- 28. the code of conduct by which knights were supposed to live
- 30. the economic system of the Middle Ages
- 35. an estate of land
