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Acre : The amount of land an oxen team can plow in one day.
Bard : A singer and/or a musician who sings tales of people or events
Crusades : Military actions undertaken on behalf of the Pope
Drawbridge : A structure used to pass over a moat that could be raised to secure the estate for protection
Earl : The highest rank that a person of English blood could obtain without having royal blood
Exchequer : A state office in England that was in charge of collecting and managing the king's revenue
Feudalism : A term never used in the Middle Ages that was later applied to the political and economic system in which lords and vassals provided each other with certain obligations.
Guild : A trade association
Argent : This word means "silver" in French, and is always used in heraldry to designate that metal.
Indulgences : These were sold by the Church to cancel out or remit part of or all of the time that the soul was to spend in purgatory.
Illuminate : Drawing and painting colorful illustrations that scribes (especially monks) would add to manuscripts and books.
Joust : Mock mounted combat between knights
Mead : A fermented honey drink
Monastery : A religious establishment of monks
Palfrey : A well-bred saddle horse that was used for war and travel
Rampart : Broad embankments or masses of earth which surround fortified places
Serf : A semi-free peasant who works for a lord by working the land and paying dues
Scribe : One who writes or copies manuscripts and books
Siege : A military maneuver in which a town or fortress would be surrounded and blockaded in an attempt to secure its surrender
Steward : A household or manorial employee in charge of managing the household's finances, servants, functions, etc
Tunic : The medieval equivalent of a shirt
Vassal : A person who owed allegiance to someone above him in the feudal system.
Medieval Crossword
Across:3. | A household or manorial employee in charge of managing the household's finances, servants, functions, etc | 7. | Drawing and painting colorful illustrations that scribes (especially monks) would add to manuscripts and books. | 11. | A structure used to pass over a moat that could be raised to secure the estate for protection | 13. | A military maneuver in which a town or fortress would be surrounded and blockaded in an attempt to secure its surrender | 14. | A term never used in the Middle Ages that was later applied to the political and economic system in which lords and vassals provided each other with certain obligations. | 16. | Military actions undertaken on behalf of the Pope | 20. | A state office in England that was in charge of collecting and managing the king's revenue | 21. | These were sold by the Church to cancel out or remit part of or all of the time that the soul was to spend in purgatory. |
| | Down:1. | A person who owed allegiance to someone above him in the feudal system. | 2. | The medieval equivalent of a shirt | 4. | This word means "silver" in French, and is always used in heraldry to designate that metal. | 5. | Broad embankments or masses of earth which surround fortified places | 6. | One who writes or copies manuscripts and books | 8. | A religious establishment of monks | 9. | A trade association | 10. | Mock mounted combat between knights | 12. | A singer and/or a musician who sings tales of people or events | 15. | The highest rank that a person of English blood could obtain without having royal blood | 17. | The amount of land an oxen team can plow in one day. | 18. | A semi-free peasant who works for a lord by working the land and paying dues | 19. | A fermented honey drink |
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Medieval Crossword
Across:3. | A household or manorial employee in charge of managing the household's finances, servants, functions, etc | 7. | Drawing and painting colorful illustrations that scribes (especially monks) would add to manuscripts and books. | 11. | A structure used to pass over a moat that could be raised to secure the estate for protection | 13. | A military maneuver in which a town or fortress would be surrounded and blockaded in an attempt to secure its surrender | 14. | A term never used in the Middle Ages that was later applied to the political and economic system in which lords and vassals provided each other with certain obligations. | 16. | Military actions undertaken on behalf of the Pope | 20. | A state office in England that was in charge of collecting and managing the king's revenue | 21. | These were sold by the Church to cancel out or remit part of or all of the time that the soul was to spend in purgatory. |
| | Down:1. | A person who owed allegiance to someone above him in the feudal system. | 2. | The medieval equivalent of a shirt | 4. | This word means "silver" in French, and is always used in heraldry to designate that metal. | 5. | Broad embankments or masses of earth which surround fortified places | 6. | One who writes or copies manuscripts and books | 8. | A religious establishment of monks | 9. | A trade association | 10. | Mock mounted combat between knights | 12. | A singer and/or a musician who sings tales of people or events | 15. | The highest rank that a person of English blood could obtain without having royal blood | 17. | The amount of land an oxen team can plow in one day. | 18. | A semi-free peasant who works for a lord by working the land and paying dues | 19. | A fermented honey drink |
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