WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is feudalism?
A
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
B
loosely organized system of government in which local lords governed their own lands but owed military service and other support to a greater lord
C
Political and social system based on vassal becoming a slave to the lord for land
D
Political and social system based on bonds of loyalty between a serf and his vassal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Feudalism was a loosely organized system of rule in which powerful local lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords. In exchange, these lesser lords, or vassals, pledged service and loyalty to the greater lord. During the Middle Ages, warfare was constant. For medieval lords and vassals, it was a way of life.

Detailed explanation-2: -Feudalism was a system in which people were given land and protection by people of higher rank, and worked and fought for them in return. As feudalism decayed in the West, it gave rise to a mercantile class.

Detailed explanation-3: -Feudalism was a decentralized, or loosely organized system of rule based on land ownership. In Feudalism, kings divided up their land into fiefs and gave them to lords (powerful nobles). Fiefs could range from a few acres to a hundred square miles. These lords gave fiefs to vassals (lower nobles).

Detailed explanation-4: -What is the Feudal System? The Feudal System is where a peasant or worker known as a vassal receives a piece of land in return for serving a lord or king, especially during times of war.

Detailed explanation-5: -Feudalism was the way of life for centuries in Western Europe. In the loosely organized system of feudalism, powerful lords divided their landholdings among lesser lords. In exchange, the lesser lords, or vassals, promised service and loyalty to the greater lord.

Detailed explanation-6: -Barons and Nobles-The Barons and high ranking nobles ruled large areas of land called fiefs. They reported directly to the king and were very powerful. They divided up their land among Lords who ran individual manors. Their job was to maintain an army that was at the king’s service.

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