This period of time lasted from 500 AD to 1500 AD.

This group of men performed the services of the Church including marriages, funerals and blessings.

This religious leader called for the people to become soldiers of Christ and set out to win back the Holy Land.

This high rocky hill was good for building farms and villages because it was protected from attackers.

A bend in this water body made a great location to build the city of Rome.

.This is a large estate that often included a village and farmlands tended by peasants.

This was the most severe punishment the Church could give.

This small, ordinary many gathered people to march in the "People's Crusade" only to lose most of his army.

This nasty ruler seized power by force.

Legend says that these half-god brothers were raised by a wolf and founded the city of Rome.

This man promised to be loyal to the lord of the manor

This group of people who practiced the same trade made rules and set prices and standards for work.

This strong Muslim leader took over Jerusalem and agreed to open the city Christian pilgrims.

This public market and meeting place was the place to be if you wanted to know what was going on in Ancient Greece.

Romans borrowed many ideas from these mysterious people including the alphabet, the toga and the arch.

This is the ability of the manor to provide its own food, shelter and clothing.

This young unpaid worker was in training.

Besides wanting to control the Holy Land, Crusaders fought for this.

These two city states battle it out for 27 years in the Peloponnesian war.

This Greek word translates to "I forbid it."

This ruler of the Franks expanded his empire throughout Western Europe and emphasized education.

This code of conduct required knights to be brave, honest and loyal.

This Muslim ethnic group took over Jerusalem from the Byzantines and fought Christians in the crusades.

This payment was made to Athens by its allies.

This North African city was especially hard to conquer because its soldiers used elephants.