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Middle Ages Vocab Practice

Across
A clergyman for the Catholic Church.
Religious wars between the Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land, especially Jerusalem.
Religious leader in Western Europe during the Middle Ages.
Germanic tribes who settled in the land that is today France.
The punishment given by the Church that officially excludes someone from participation in the sacraments and services of the Church.
The top ruler in a monarchy.
A defensive fortification where a lord or king would live. The local people would flee to the here if they were attacked.
A person who journey's to a sacred or holy place.
A religious area or group of buildings where monks lived.
Religion founded in the Middle East in the 600's.
A large tower within a castle that was considered the last line of defense.
Down
Someone who pledges their allegiance to a lord and receives land.
Fierce raiders from the North who caused chaos in Europe during the Middle Ages.
The crime of going against the Catholic Church.
An area of land given to a lord or baron by a king to rule
A system of government where the king allotted land to his lords and barons. The lords and barons would then pledge their loyalty to the king and promise to protect his rule.
A ditch around a castle filled with water.
King of the Franks and the first Holy Roman Emperor, united much of western Europe during his reign.
The lowest class of people in Europe during the Middle Ages. Did all the work.
The type of plague that killed 1/3 to 1/2 of people in Europe during the Middle Ages.
Courts set up by the Catholic Church to investigate and punish people thought to go against the Church.
Of or having to do with the Middle Ages.
A warrior who rode a horse and wore heavy metal armor. Were rewarded with land and were required to protect the king when needed.
The code by which knights pledged to live. It involved honor, being courageous, and protecting the weak.
The center of life during the Middle Ages, the local lord's house or castle and surrounding lands.
Members of the church who could perform religious services.
A knight in training, would take care of the knight's armor and weapons. He would also accompany the knight into battle.
Swept through Europe in the mid 1300's killing 1/3 to 1/2 of the population.
A person who worked the land for the local lord. Has few rights and was little better than a slave.
Men who give up all possessions and dedicate their lives to serving God. Live in monasteries.
A young boy that acts as a servant for a knight while training to become a knight someday.