Feudalism and Manorialism Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• horse : an animal the knight travels on
• armour : serves to protect the knight in battles
• castle : the house of kings, ladies and knights
• saddle : where the knights sits on the horse
• feudalism: system of landholding and mutual obligations.
• fief: land granted by lord to vassal.
• vassal: person receiving land for loyalty.
• king: top ruler of feudal pyramid.
• nobles: wealthy landholding vassals.
• bishops: church leaders with feudal lands.
• knights: mounted defenders of lord’s lands.
• peasants: workers farming lord’s estate.
• serfs: peasants bound to the land.
• manor: lord’s estate and village.
• manor system: economic life on the manor.
• tithe: church tax of one-tenth.
• church: religious authority in medieval society.
• village: settlement on a manor.
• pastures: land where animals graze
• mill: building for grinding grain.
• pig: peasants kept inside cottages for warmth.
• taxes: payments owed to lord.
• protection: safety provided by lord.