WORLD HISTORY

HISTORY

MEDIEVAL CHRISTIAN EUROPE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which group was at the top of the Feudal caste system?
A
Vassals
B
Knights
C
Kings
D
Peasants and Serfs
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -People were restricted under the feudal hierarchy. At the top of the chain was the King. After the King, came the nobles. These were the Dukes, the Counts and the Earls.

Detailed explanation-2: -The King: Leader of the Feudal System The King was in complete control under the feudal system (at least nominally). He owned all the land in the country and decided to whom he would lease land. He therefore typically allowed tenants he could trust to lease land from him.

Detailed explanation-3: -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. The basic idea of feudalism was that it was a system for structuring society around relationships derived from the holding of land in return for services.

Detailed explanation-4: -Indian feudalism was divided on a caste-basis such as Brahmanas, Kshatriya, Vaishaya and Shudras, while European feudalism was divided on the basis of class as in nobility, clergy and commoners.

Detailed explanation-5: -Feudalism is a form of political organization with three distinct social classes: king, nobles, and peasants. In a feudal society, status is based on land ownership. In Europe, the practice of feudalism ended after the Black Plague decimated the population.

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