Question

Explain how feudal monarchs were able to exert power and control over peasants.(1 point)
Responses

Their agreement allowed peasants to avoid working on Catholic Church lands.
Their agreement allowed peasants to avoid working on Catholic Church lands.

Their agreement allowed peasants to fish and hunt on the manor.
Their agreement allowed peasants to fish and hunt on the manor.

Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.
Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.

Peasants received tithes in return for working the lords’ land.
Peasants received tithes in return for working the lords’ land.

Answer 1

Feudal monarchs were able to exert power and control over peasants primarily through the arrangement where peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided. This relationship created a system of mutual dependency: lords offered land and security in exchange for the peasants' labor and loyalty. The lords controlled the land and resources, while peasants, in turn, supplied agricultural work and other services, making the hierarchy of feudalism functional and effective.