Crusades, Black Death, and Feudalism

the medieval knight's code of honor

• chivalry
• destiny

an economic and political system that developed in Europe during the Middle Ages in which people pledged loyalty to a lord in return for protection

• tyranny
• feudalism

an armed warrior on horseback

• infantry
• knight

a large estate, often including farms and a village, ruled by a lord

• manor
• manse

Ruled by a king or queen, and was the most common type of government in feudal Europe.

• oligarchy

• monarchy

the supreme leader of the Catholic church

• pope
• priest

this was headed by the pope in Rome, and was often as powerful as European monarchs

• Roman Catholic Church
• Protestant Church

a person given the use of land by a higher lord in return for their loyalty, particularly for their military service

• monarch
• vassal (knight)
• peasant

The crusades were wars between Christians and 

• Hindus
• Buddhists
• Muslims
• Catholics

This city was on a crossroads between Europe and the Middle East.

• Cairo
• Constantinople
• Paris
• Moscow