Question

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

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

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

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

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

Answer 1

Peasants needed protection and land, which the lords provided.

This is the correct response because feudalism was based on a mutual obligation where lords offered land and protection to peasants in exchange for their labor and services. Peasants relied on their lords for security and the right to work the land, which created a system of dependence that allowed monarchs to maintain control over the peasant population.