Medieval Warfare Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST:

• chivalry : a religious, social, and moral code that is followed by knights.
• paige : learn to become gentlemen. serve lords and ladies before becoming a squire.
• engineers : operated catapults, trebuchets, battering rams, and tortoises.
• crossbow : type of ranged weapon.
• chainmail : armor made from small metal rings linked together to prevent slashes and deep stabs.
• flanking : movement of soldiers in which they attack the enemy force’s side to gain an advantage.
• skirmisher : deployed to harass enemy lines before the main battle began.
• battle of tours : conflict between the french army led by charles martel and large invading umayyad muslim forces led by abd al-rahman al-ghafiqi.
• shield wall : formation of tightly packed infantry who held their shields edge to edge or overlapped in an all-around defense to repel attacks from any direction by cavalry.
• castle : stone structure primarily used for defense against arrows, fires, and sieges, and are placed on hilltops for elevation advantage.
• polearms : close-combat weapon featuring a cutting, stabbing, or striking blade/head mounted on a long shaft, typically made of wood, designed to extend a fighter's range.
• melees : mock fights.
• squire : 14-21 year old boys who served knights. also the last stage before becoming a knight.
• battle of constantinople : which battle led to the downfall of the byzantine empire?