HISTORY
MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Land
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Military Service
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The vassal’s principal obligation to the lord was “aid, ‘’ or military service. Using whatever equipment the vassal could obtain by virtue of the revenues from the fief, he was responsible for answering calls to military service on behalf of the lord.
Detailed explanation-2: -Feudal society is a military hierarchy in which a ruler or lord offers mounted fighters a fief (medieval beneficium), a unit of land to control in exchange for a military service. The individual who accepted this land became a vassal, and the man who granted the land become known as his liege or his lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -A fief is a piece of land that was granted to a vassal for services provided to their lord. Most often, these were military services.