HISTORY
THE MUSLIM WORLD AND AFRICA
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serfs worked the land until they decided to move to another manor.
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Knights received land from serfs.
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Knights received a piece of land in exchange for military service to the king
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vassals received land and paid high taxes to the serf for that land.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Knight-service is a type of land ownership where a knight holds land from someone else or the king in exchange for promising to fight in the military. This is called a pledge of military service. The knight has to serve for forty days in a year if the king needs them.
Detailed explanation-2: -Land given to a knight for service was called a fief. Anyone accepting a fief was called a vassal. The person from whom he accepted the fief was his lord.
Detailed explanation-3: -During the middle ages, in the feudal hierarchy, at the top of the chain was the King. After the King came the nobles. These were the Dukes, and the Nobility had vassals themselves, like the Viscounts and the Barons, who were of lesser rank. They were followed by the Knights and finally came the peasants and serfs.