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A boy who worked for a master craftsman for free for seven years
Another name for the Lord's home or castle
Wars fought for control over Jerusalem and the Holy Land
The hundred _____ war was fought between England and France.
Document signed by King John of England that gave the people some rights and said the king was not above the law
A place where monks lived
The ____ Death was a disease that killed many people in Europe
The head of a monastery or abbey
The top ruler of the land
Leader of the Catholic Church
The Ottoman _____ captured the city of Constantinople
They invaded northern Europe on longships from Scandinavia
The main subject of art in the Middle Ages
Down
The Devine ____ was written by Dante Alighieri
The first part of the Middle Ages is sometimes called the _____ Ages.
Viking _____ Eriksson discovered North America hundreds of years before Columbus
Another name for peasants or commoners
The symbol of the crusaders was a ____ cross.
A wooden or stone fort that served as home for a Lord or King
Important church in Europe during the Middle Ages
A water ditch dug around the outside of a castle
He was leader of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor who became the founding father of the German and French monarchies
An association of craftsmen
This nineteen year old French girl became a military hero before being executed by the British
The time between the fall of the Roman Empire and the Renaissance
Another name for the Eastern Roman Empire
This Crusade was led by Richard the Lionheart of England
The _____ System was the main form of government during the Middle Ages